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<H1>NANO</H1>
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Section: User Commands (1)<BR>Updated: June 27, 2002<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A HREF="http://localhost/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR>
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<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
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nano - Nano's ANOther editor, an enhanced free Pico Clone
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<A NAME="lbAC"> </A>
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<B>nano</B>
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[options] [+LINE]<I> file</I>
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<A NAME="lbAD"> </A>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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This manual page documents briefly the
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<B>nano</B>
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command.
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<B>nano</B> is a small, free and friendly editor which aims to replace
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Pico, the default editor included in the non-free Pine package. Rather
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than just copying Pico's look and feel,
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<B>nano</B>
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also implements some missing (or disabled by default) features in Pico,
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such as "search and replace" and "goto line number".
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<A NAME="lbAE"> </A>
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2>
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT><B>-B (--backup)</B>
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<DD>
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When saving a file, back up the previous version of it to the current
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filename suffixed with a ~.
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<DT><B>-D (--dos)</B>
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<DD>
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Write file in DOS format.
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<DT><B>-F (--multibuffer)</B>
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<DD>
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Enable multiple file buffers, if available.
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<DT><B>-K (--keypad)</B>
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<DD>
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Do not use the ncurses keypad() call unless necessary. Try this flag if
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you find that the arrow keys on the numeric keypad do not work for you
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under nano.
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<DT><B>-M (--mac)</B>
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<DD>
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Write file in Mac format.
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<DT><B>-N (--noconvert)</B>
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<DD>
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Disable automatic conversion of files from DOS/Mac format.
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<DT><B>-Q [str] (--quotestr=[str])</B>
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Set the quoting string for justifying. The default is "> ".
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<DT><B>-R (--regexp)</B>
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Enable regular expression matching for search strings, as well as
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\n subexpression replacement for replace strings, if available.
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<DT><B>-S (--smooth)</B>
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<DD>
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Enable smooth scrolling. Text will scroll line-by-line, instead of the
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usual chunk-by-chunk behaviour.
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<DT><B>-T [num] (--tabsize=[num])</B>
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<DD>
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Set the size (width) of a tab.
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<DT><B>-V (--version)</B>
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Show the current version number and author.
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<DT><B>-Y (--syntax=[str])</B>
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<DD>
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Specify a specific syntax highlighting from the .nanorc to use, if
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available.
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<DT><B>-c (--const)</B>
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Constantly show the cursor position.
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<DT><B>-h (--help)</B>
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<DD>
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Display a summary of command line options.
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<DT><B>-i (--autoindent)</B>
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<DD>
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Indent new lines to the previous line's indentation. Useful when editing
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source code.
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<DT><B>-k (--cut)</B>
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Enable cut from cursor to end of line with ^K.
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<DT><B>-l (--nofollow)</B>
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<DD>
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If the file being edited is a symbolic link, replace the link with
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a new file, do not follow it. Good for editing files in /tmp, perhaps?
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<DT><B>-m (--mouse)</B>
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<DD>
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Enable mouse support (if available for your system).
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<DT><B>-o [dir] (--operatingdir=[dir])</B>
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<DD>
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Set operating directory. Makes nano set up something similar to a
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chroot.
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<DT><B>-p (--pico)</B>
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<DD>
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Emulate Pico as closely as possible. This affects both the "shortcut
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list" at the bottom of the screen, as well as the display and entry of
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previous search and replace strings.
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<DT><B>-r [#cols] (--fill=[#cols])</B>
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<DD>
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Wrap lines at column #cols. By default, this is the width of the
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screen, less eight. If this value is negative, wrapping will occur at
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#cols from the right of the screen, allowing it to vary along with the
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screen width if the screen is resized.
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<DT><B>-s [prog] (--speller=[prog])</B>
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<DD>
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Enable alternative spell checker command.
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<DT><B>-t (--tempfile)</B>
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<DD>
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Always save changed buffer without prompting. Same as Pico -t option.
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<DT><B>-v (--view)</B>
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<DD>
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View file (read only) mode.
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<DT><B>-w (--nowrap)</B>
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<DD>
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Disable wrapping of long lines.
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<DT><B>-x (--nohelp)</B>
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<DD>
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Disable help screen at bottom of editor.
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<DT><B>-z (--suspend)</B>
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<DD>
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Enable suspend ability.
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<DT><B>-a, -b, -e, -f, -g, -j</B>
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<DD>
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Ignored, for compatibility with Pico.
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<DT><B>+LINE</B>
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<DD>
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Places cursor at LINE on startup.
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</DL>
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<H2>NOTES</H2>
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Nano will try to dump the buffer into an emergency file in some cases.
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Mainly, this will happen if Nano receives a SIGHUP or runs out of
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memory, when it will write the buffer into a file named "nano.save" if
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the buffer didn't have a name already, or will add a ".save" suffix to
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the current filename. If an emergency file with that name already exists
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in the current directory, ".save" and a number (e.g. ".save.1") will be
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suffixed to the current filename in order to make it unique. In
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multibuffer mode, nano will write all the open buffers to the respective
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emergency files.
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<A NAME="lbAG"> </A>
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<H2>BUGS</H2>
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Please send any comments or bug reports to
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<BR>
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2000-09-27 03:16:11 +00:00
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<B><A HREF="mailto:nano@nano-editor.org">nano@nano-editor.org</A>.</B>
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<BR>
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The nano mailing list is available from
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2002-02-01 13:40:34 +00:00
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<B><A HREF="mailto:nano-devel@gnu.org">nano-devel@gnu.org</A>.</B>
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2002-02-01 13:40:34 +00:00
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To subscribe, email to <A HREF="mailto:nano-devel-request@gnu.org">nano-devel-request@gnu.org</A> with a
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subject of "subscribe".
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<A NAME="lbAH"> </A>
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<H2>HOMEPAGE</H2>
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<A HREF="http://www.nano-editor.org">http://www.nano-editor.org</A>
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<A NAME="lbAI"> </A>
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<H2>AUTHOR</H2>
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Chris Allegretta <<A HREF="mailto:chrisa@asty.org">chrisa@asty.org</A>>, et al (see AUTHORS and THANKS for
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details).
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This manual page was originally written by Jordi Mallach
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<<A HREF="mailto:jordi@sindominio.net">jordi@sindominio.net</A>>, for the Debian GNU system (but may be
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used by others).
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<P>
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<HR>
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<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DL>
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<DT><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
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<DT><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
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<DT><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
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<DT><A HREF="#lbAE">OPTIONS</A><DD>
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<DT><A HREF="#lbAF">NOTES</A><DD>
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<DT><A HREF="#lbAG">BUGS</A><DD>
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<DT><A HREF="#lbAH">HOMEPAGE</A><DD>
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<DT><A HREF="#lbAI">AUTHOR</A><DD>
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