element correctly.
* doc/texinfo/nano.texi: Document the --enable-altrcname option.
The lack of this was pointed out by Frank.
+ * doc/man/nano.1, doc/man/nanorc.5, doc/texinfo/nano.texi: Mention
+ that the position history is limited to the 200 most recent files.
2016-01-24 Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@justemail.net>
* src/files.c (update_poshistory): Move an updated item to the end
Use the blank line below the titlebar as extra editing space.
.TP
.BR \-P ", " \-\-positionlog
-Log and later read back the location of the cursor and place it there
-again. (The old form of this option, \fB\-\-poslog\fR, is deprecated.)
+For the 200 most recent files, log the last position of the cursor,
+and place it at that position again upon reopening such a file.
+(The old form of this option, \fB\-\-poslog\fR, is deprecated.)
.TP
.BR "\-Q ""\fIcharacters\fB""" ", " "\-\-quotestr=""" \fIcharacters\fR """
Set the quoting string for justifying. The default is
.TP
.B set positionlog
Save the cursor position of files between editing sessions.
+The cursor position is remembered for the 200 most-recently edited files.
(The old form of this option, '\fBset poslog\fR', is deprecated.)
.TP
.B set preserve
@item -P
@itemx --positionlog
-Log for each file the last location of the cursor, and read it
-back upon reopening the file and place it there again.
+For the 200 most recent files, log the last position of the cursor,
+and place it at that position again upon reopening such a file.
(The old form of this option, @code{--poslog}, is deprecated.)
@item -Q "@var{characters}"
@item set positionlog
Save the cursor position of files between editing sessions.
+The cursor position is remembered for the 200 most-recently edited files.
(The old form of this option, @code{set poslog}, is deprecated.)
@item set preserve