On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:28:59 -0600 sc wrote: > when i hit F1 in mc i get a message that he can't find > /usr/share/mc/help/mc.hlp > > curiously, i have a /usr/share/mc/help path, but it is empty > > i'm on opensuse, installed mc from yast (4.7.5.1) This a packaging error. Ask your mc maintainer to fix that. -- Andrew