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2010-04-07 Chris Allegretta <chrisa@asty.org> 

* doc/man/nano.1,nanorc.5: Add warnings about using backup 
          mode as root due to the Dan Rosenberg security analysis.



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2010-04-07 Chris Allegretta <chrisa@asty.org>
* doc/man/nano.1,nanorc.5: Add warnings about using backup
mode as root due to the Dan Rosenberg security analysis.
2010-04-02 Chris Allegretta <chrisa@asty.org>
* files.c (do_writeout): Expand modification check to include both the
original file's device ID and inode number as reasons to warn the

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.TP
.B \-B (\-\-backup)
When saving a file, back up the previous version of it to the current
filename suffixed with a ~.
filename suffixed with a ~. This option is not recommended when editing
files as root due to potential security implications.
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.B \-C \fIdir\fP (\-\-backupdir=\fIdir\fP)
Set the directory where \fBnano\fP puts unique backup files if file

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When writing a file, 'prepend' (write at the beginning) instead of overwriting.
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.B backup
When writing a file, create a backup of the current file.
When writing a file, create a backup of the current file. This option is not
recommended when editing files as root due to potential security implications.
.TP
.B firstfile
Move to the first file when using the file browser (reading or writing files).