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<blockquote><font color="#330000"><a href="#1.1">1.1 About this FAQ.</a></font>
<br><font color="#330000"><a href="#1.2">1.2. How do I contribute to it?</a></font>
-<br><font color="#330000"><a href="#1.3">1.3. What is nano?</a></font>
+<br><font color="#330000"><a href="#1.3">1.3. What is GNU nano?</a></font>
<br><font color="#330000"><a href="#1.4">1.4. What is the history behind
nano?</a></font>
<br><font color="#330000"><a href="#1.5">1.5. Why the name change from
without having to download the program!</a></font></blockquote>
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-<font color="#330000"><a href="#2">2. Where to get nano</a></font></h2>
+<font color="#330000"><a href="#2">2. Where to get GNU
+nano</a></font></h2>
<blockquote><font color="#330000"><a href="#2.1">2.1. FTP and WWW sites
that carry nano.</a></font>
it is useful enough it will be included in future versions.</font></blockquote>
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-<a NAME="1.3"></a><font color="#330000">1.3. What is nano?</font></h2>
+<a NAME="1.3"></a><font color="#330000">1.3. What is GNU nano?</font></h2>
-<blockquote><font color="#330000">Nano is designed to be a free replacement
-for the Pico text editor, part of the PINE email suite from <a href="http://www.washington.edu/pine">The
-University of Washington</a>. It aims to "emulate Pico as closely
-as possible and perhaps include extra functionality.</font></blockquote>
+<blockquote><font color="#330000">GNU Nano is designed to be a free
+replacement for the Pico text editor, part of the PINE email suite from <a
+href="http://www.washington.edu/pine">The University of
+Washington</a>. It aims to "emulate Pico as closely as possible and
+perhaps include extra functionality.</font></blockquote>
<h2>
<a NAME="1.4"></a><font color="#330000">1.4. What is the history behind
The program could not be invoked without a filename, could not save files,
had no help menu, spell checker, and so forth. But over time it improved,
and with the help of a few great coders it matured to the almost stable
-state it is today.</font></blockquote>
+state it is today.
+<p><font color="#330000">In February 2001, nano has been declared an
+official GNU program by Richard Stallman. Nano is also nearing its 1.0
+release as of this writing (Valentine's Day 2001).
+ </font></blockquote>
<h2>
<a NAME="1.5"></a><font color="#330000">1.5. Why the name change from TIP?</font></h2>
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<h1>
-<a NAME="2"></a><font color="#330000">2. Where to get nano</font></h1>
+<a NAME="2"></a><font color="#330000">2. Where to get GNU nano</font></h1>
<h2>
<a NAME="2.1"></a><font color="#330000">2.1. FTP and WWW sites that carry
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File: nano.info, Node: Top, Next: Introduction, Prev: (dir), Up: (dir)
- This manual documents nano, a small and friendly text editor.
+ This manual documents GNU nano, a small and friendly text editor.
* Menu:
Introduction
************
- `nano' is a small and friendly text editor. Besides basic text
+ GNU `nano' is a small and friendly text editor. Besides basic text
editing, `nano' offers many extra features like an interactive search
and replace, goto line number, auto-indentation, feature toggles,
internationalization support, and filename tab completion.
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-Node: Introduction\7f373
-Node: Overview\7f795
-Node: Command Line Options\7f1375
-Ref: Expert Mode\7f3098
-Node: Editor Basics\7f3940
-Node: Entering Text\7f4165
-Node: Special Functions\7f4505
-Node: The Titlebar\7f5359
-Node: The Statusbar\7f6056
-Node: Shortcut Lists\7f6636
-Node: Online Help\7f7028
-Node: Feature Toggles\7f7404
-Node: The File Browser\7f8550
-Node: Pico Compatibility\7f9259
-Node: Building and Configure Options\7f11301
+Node: Introduction\7f377
+Node: Overview\7f803
+Node: Command Line Options\7f1383
+Ref: Expert Mode\7f3106
+Node: Editor Basics\7f3948
+Node: Entering Text\7f4173
+Node: Special Functions\7f4513
+Node: The Titlebar\7f5367
+Node: The Statusbar\7f6064
+Node: Shortcut Lists\7f6644
+Node: Online Help\7f7036
+Node: Feature Toggles\7f7412
+Node: The File Browser\7f8558
+Node: Pico Compatibility\7f9267
+Node: Building and Configure Options\7f11309
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@titlepage
-@title @command{nano}
+@title GNU @code{nano}
@subtitle a small and friendly text editor.
@subtitle version 0.9.99pre2
@author Chris Allegretta
@page
-This manual documents @command{nano}, a small and friendly text editor.
+This manual documents GNU @code{nano}, a small and friendly text
+editor.
-This manual is part of the @command{nano} distribution.@*
+This manual is part of the GNU @code{nano} distribution.@*
@sp4
Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001 Chris Allegretta.
@node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
-This manual documents nano, a small and friendly text editor.
+This manual documents GNU nano, a small and friendly text editor.
@menu
* Introduction::
@node Introduction, Editor Basics, Top, Top
@chapter Introduction
-@command{nano} is a small and friendly text editor. Besides basic
-text editing, @command{nano} offers many extra features like an
+GNU @code{nano} is a small and friendly text editor. Besides basic
+text editing, @code{nano} offers many extra features like an
interactive search and replace, goto line number, auto-indentation,
feature toggles, internationalization support, and filename tab
completion.
@node Overview, Command Line Options, Introduction, Introduction
@section Overview
-@command{nano} [GNU long option] [option] +LINE [ @var{ file ...} ]
+@code{nano} [GNU long option] [option] +LINE [ @var{ file ...} ]
-The original goal for @command{nano} was a complete bug-for-bug compatible
+The original goal for @code{nano} was a complete bug-for-bug compatible
emulation of Pico, but consistency is now a slightly higher priority.
There is a flag to implement (nearly) complete Pico emulation, (option -p
or GNU long option --pico). This can also be toggled from within
-@command{nano} by typing Meta-P. @xref{Pico Compatibility}, for more
+@code{nano} by typing Meta-P. @xref{Pico Compatibility}, for more
info.
Email bug reports to @email{nano@@nano-editor.org}.
@node Command Line Options, , Overview, Introduction
@section Command Line Options
-@command{nano} takes the following options from the command line:
+@code{nano} takes the following options from the command line:
@table @code
@item -T [num, --tabsize=[num]
less eight.
@item -s [prog], --speller=[prog]
-Invoke [prog] as the spell checker. By default, @command{nano} uses its
-own interactive spell checker that requires the @command{spell} program be
+Invoke [prog] as the spell checker. By default, @code{nano} uses its
+own interactive spell checker that requires the @code{spell} program be
installed on your system.
@item -t, --tempfile
Do not ask whether or not to save the current contents of the file when
-exiting, assume yes. This is most useful when using @command{nano} as the
+exiting, assume yes. This is most useful when using @code{nano} as the
composer of a mailer program.
@anchor{Expert Mode}
-r.
@item -z, --suspend
-Enable suspend ability of @command{nano} using the system's suspend
+Enable suspend ability of @code{nano} using the system's suspend
keystroke (usually ^Z).
@item +LINE
@node Entering Text, Special Functions, Editor Basics, Editor Basics
@section Entering Text
-All key sequences in @command{nano} are entered using the keyboard.
-@command{nano} is a "modeless" editor, all keys with the exception of
+All key sequences in @code{nano} are entered using the keyboard.
+@code{nano} is a "modeless" editor, all keys with the exception of
Control and Meta key sequences will enter text into the file being
edited.
The titlebar is the line displayed at the top of the editor. There are
three sections: left, center and right. The section on the left displays
-the version of @command{nano} being used. The center section displays the
+the version of @code{nano} being used. The center section displays the
current file name, or "New Buffer" if the file has not yet been named.
The section on the right will display "Modified" if the file has been
modified since it ws last saved or opened.
@node Online Help, Feature Toggles, Editor Basics, Top
@chapter Online Help
-The online help system in @command{nano} is available by pressing ^G.
+The online help system in @code{nano} is available by pressing ^G.
It is fairly self explanatory, documenting the various parts of the
editor and available keystrokes. Navigation is via the ^Y (Page Up)
and ^V (Page Down) keys. ^X exits the help system.
will be displayed in the editable text portion of the editor.
@item Interactive Replace and Spell Checker
-It is worth noting that the @command{nano} replace function is interactive,
+It is worth noting that the @code{nano} replace function is interactive,
i.e. it does not stop after one search string is found and automatically
-replace it. The @command{nano} implementation will stop at each search
+replace it. The @code{nano} implementation will stop at each search
string found and query whether to replace this instance or not. The
internal spell checker operates similarly. Note that these is no way
to force these functions to behave in the Pico fashion.
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