Install
To install MinC you no longer have to copy it "by hand". You can now use the new installation
wizard. Download the current version by clicking the link:
minc-6.1.exe (20Mb).
After installation you will see a new icon called Console on your Desktop.
This starts the MinC terminal.
Use
The current MinC release contains the following functions:
- All Unix standard commands: ls, du, ps, df, find, grep, awk, mkdir, chmod,
chown, wc, top, diff, etc.
- Editing: less, vi, nano, hexedit
- Compression: unzip, gzip, bzip2, xz
- Networking: route, ifconfig, ping, ftp, ssh, scp, telnet, wget, curl, lynx,
mutt, BitchX, openssl
- Development: ImageMagick
Services and daemons, like Apache (httpd), Sendmail and sshd are not yet available,
but will be released as soon as possible.
If you like to compile code for MinC, you can install the toolchain:
buildtools-6.1.exe (58Mb). The package contains
BSD libc, ncurses, sqlite3, GNU binutils, cc, make, vim and git.
Antivirus
MinC works well with antivirus software, such as the built-in
Windows Defender or Kaspersky.
In some cases you need to temporarily disable antivirus before downloading and
installing (Kaspersky). After that, MinC works fine.
In other cases, MinC installs well, but the antivirus does not let you
run its programs. You need to exclude the MinC root directory from scanning
(f-secure).
Visual Studio
MinC can be integrated into MS Visual Studio Code as a terminal.
Put following snippet in your personal settings.json file:
"terminal.integrated.profiles.windows": {
"MinC": {
"path": "C:\\MinC\\sbin\\bsd.exe"
}
}
If you installed MinC at another location, make sure
the underlined part is correct.
