Yes: good explanation.------ File: mc.ext Line 629 Col 1 16958 bytes 100%
# xz regex/\.xz$ Open=xz -dc %f | %var{PAGER:more} View=%view{ascii} xz -dc %f 2>/dev/null === -> which xz == /usr/bin/xz So I'd expect: `xz -dc SomeFile.xz` to <show> the expanded file in a terminal, and for mc to show via <F3>. On 12/29/14, mc-requ...@gnome.org <mc-requ...@gnome.org> wrote: > Send mc mailing list submissions to > mc@gnome.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mc-requ...@gnome.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mc-ow...@gnome.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of mc digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: opening *.xz files (basti) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 14:49:03 +0100 > From: basti <black.flederm...@arcor.de> > To: mc@gnome.org > Subject: Re: opening *.xz files > Message-ID: <54a00a4f.2070...@arcor.de> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hello, > I'm no expert but i would say this depends on the file which is compressed. > First of all you need xz-utils installed. > > I can't open an xz compressed dd image in mc BUT > I can open an xz compressed text file in mc. > > In /etc/mc or in ~/.config/mc is an mc.ext file which define the file > extensions handled by mc. > > I hope that would help you. > > Best regards, > Basti > > Am 28.12.2014 12:43, schrieb Kevin Wilson: >> Hi, >> Is there a way to open *.xz files in mc ? >> when I open mc, and navigate to a folder where there are compressed >> files (for example, in *.tar.gz format), pressing enter on these >> compressed files opens them temporarily. >> If I do it on *.xz files, then garbage is displayed. >> >> Any ideas ? >> >> Regards, >> Kevin >> _______________________________________________ >> mc mailing list >> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > mc mailing list > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc > > > ------------------------------ > > End of mc Digest, Vol 126, Issue 4 > ********************************** > _______________________________________________ mc mailing list https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc