NANO(1) NANO(1)
NAME
nano - Nano's ANOther editor, an enhanced free Pico clone
SYNOPSIS
nnaannoo [+LINE] [options] [file]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the nnaannoo command.
nnaannoo is a small, free and friendly editor which aims to replace Pico,
the default editor included in the non-free Pine package. Rather than
just copying Pico's look and feel, nnaannoo also implements some missing
(or disabled by default) features in Pico, such as "search and replace"
and "go to line number".
OOPPTTIIOONNSS
++LINE Places cursor at LINE on startup.
-BB ((--bbaacckkuupp))
When saving a file, back up the previous version of it to the
current filename suffixed with a ~.
-DD ((--ddooss))
Write file in DOS format.
-FF ((--mmuullttiibbuuffffeerr))
Enable multiple file buffers, if available.
-HH ((--hhiissttoorryylloogg))
Log search and replace strings to ~/.nanohistory so they may be
stored for later editing, if nanorc support is configured.
-II ((--iiggnnoorreerrccffiilleess))
Don't look at $SYSCONFDIR/nanorc or ~/.nanorc, if nanorc support
is available.
-KK ((--kkeeyyppaadd))
Do not use the ncurses keypad() call unless necessary. Try this
flag if you find that the arrow keys on the numeric keypad do
not work for you under nano.
-MM ((--mmaacc))
Write file in Mac format.
-NN ((--nnooccoonnvveerrtt))
Disable automatic conversion of files from DOS/Mac format.
-QQ str ((--qquuootteessttrr==str))
Set the quoting string for justifying. The default is
"^([ \t]*[|>:}#])+" if regular expression support is available,
or "> " otherwise.
-RR ((--rreeggeexxpp))
Enable regular expression matching for search strings, as well
as \n subexpression replacement for replace strings, if avail-
able.
-SS ((--ssmmooootthh))
Enable smooth scrolling. Text will scroll line-by-line, instead
of the usual chunk-by-chunk behavior.
-TT num ((--ttaabbssiizzee==num))
Set the size (width) of a tab.
-VV ((--vveerrssiioonn))
Show the current version number and author.
-YY str ((--ssyynnttaaxx==str))
Specify a specific syntax highlighting from the .nanorc to use,
if available.
-cc ((--ccoonnsstt))
Constantly show the cursor position.
-hh ((--hheellpp))
Display a summary of command line options.
-ii ((--aauuttooiinnddeenntt))
Indent new lines to the previous line's indentation. Useful when
editing source code.
-kk ((--ccuutt))
Enable cut from cursor to end of line with ^K.
-ll ((--nnooffoollllooww))
If the file being edited is a symbolic link, replace the link
with a new file, do not follow it. Good for editing files in
/tmp, perhaps?
-mm ((--mmoouussee))
Enable mouse support (if available for your system).
-oo dir ((--ooppeerraattiinnggddiirr==dir))
Set operating directory. Makes nano set up something similar to
a chroot.
-pp ((--pprreesseerrvvee))
Preserve the XON and XOFF sequences (^Q and ^S) so they will be
caught by the terminal.
-rr cols ((--ffiillll==cols))
Wrap lines at column cols. By default, this is the width of the
screen, less eight. If this value is negative, wrapping will
occur at cols columns from the right of the screen, allowing the
wrap point to vary along with the screen width if resized.
-ss prog ((--ssppeelllleerr==prog))
Enable alternative spell checker command.
-tt ((--tteemmppffiillee))
Always save changed buffer without prompting. Same as Pico -t
option.
-vv ((--vviieeww))
View file (read only) mode.
-ww ((--nnoowwrraapp))
Disable wrapping of long lines.
-xx ((--nnoohheellpp))
Disable help screen at bottom of editor.
-zz ((--ssuussppeenndd))
Enable suspend ability.
-aa,, -bb,, -ee,, -ff,, -gg,, -jj
Ignored, for compatibility with Pico.
IINNIITTIIAALLIIZZAATTIIOONN FFIILLEE
nnaannoo will read initialization files in the following order:
$SYSCONFDIR/nanorc, then ~/.nanorc. Please see nnaannoorrcc(5) and the exam-
ple file nnaannoorrcc..ssaammppllee which should be provided with nnaannoo.
NNOOTTEESS
nnaannoo will try to dump the buffer into an emergency file in some cases.
Mainly, this will happen if nnaannoo receives a SIGHUP or SIGTERM or runs
out of memory, when it will write the buffer into a file named
nano.save if the buffer didn't have a name already, or will add a
".save" suffix to the current filename. If an emergency file with that
name already exists in the current directory, ".save" and a number
(e.g. ".save.1") will be suffixed to the current filename in order to
make it unique. In multibuffer mode, nnaannoo will write all the open
buffers to the respective emergency files.
BUGS
Please send any comments or bug reports to nnaannoo@@nnaannoo-eeddiittoorr..oorrgg.
The nnaannoo mailing list is available from nnaannoo-ddeevveell@@ggnnuu..oorrgg.
To subscribe, email to nnaannoo-ddeevveell-rreeqquueesstt@@ggnnuu..oorrgg with a subject of
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HHOOMMEEPPAAGGEE
http://www.nano-editor.org/
SEE ALSO
nnaannoorrcc(5)
/usr/share/doc/nano/ (or equivalent on your system)
AUTHOR Chris Allegretta , et al (see AUTHORS and THANKS for
details). This manual page was originally written by Jordi Mallach
, for the Debian GNU system (but may be used by
others).
June 19, 2003 NANO(1)