docs: mention that syntax definitions are available in /usr/share/nano/

Inspired-by: Hussam al-Homsi <sawuare@gmail.com>
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Benno Schulenberg 2020-09-12 12:47:10 +02:00
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@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ exists), either \fI~/.nanorc\fR or \fI$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nano/nanorc\fR
or \fI~/.config/nano/nanorc\fR, whichever is encountered first. See
.BR nanorc (5)
for more information on the possible contents of those files.
.sp
See \fI/usr/share/nano/\fR and \fI/usr/share/nano/extra/\fR
for available syntax-coloring definitions.
.SH NOTES
If no alternative spell checker command is specified on the command

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@ -1076,6 +1076,9 @@ powerful enough to fully parse a file. Nevertheless, regular
expressions can do a lot and are easy to make, so they are a
good fit for a small editor like @command{nano}.
See @file{/usr/share/nano/} and @file{/usr/share/nano/extra/}
for the syntax-coloring definitions that are available out of the box.
All regular expressions in @command{nano} are POSIX extended regular expressions
(ERE). This means that @code{.}, @code{?}, @code{*}, @code{+}, @code{^},
@code{$}, and several other characters are special.

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@ -965,6 +965,10 @@ System-wide configuration file.
.TP
.IR ~/.nanorc " or " $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nano/nanorc " or " ~/.config/nano/nanorc
Per-user configuration file.
.TP
.I /usr/share/nano/*
Syntax definitions for the syntax coloring of common file types
(and for less common file types in the \fIextra/\fR subdirectory).
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR nano (1)