This is the wrong tracker for this report. It's not an Ubuntu-specific or packaging bug, but an upstream issue. You will not get any meaningful help here. I checked and this feature was actually introduced by upstream on purpose:
https://midnight-commander.org/ticket/4128 Please reopen, subscribe and comment there. ** Bug watch added: Midnight Commander Bug Tracker #4128 http://midnight-commander.org/ticket/4128 ** Also affects: mc via http://midnight-commander.org/ticket/4128 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: mc (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2097560 Title: mc misdetects zip due to `file` arguments To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mc/+bug/2097560/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs