@code{^([ \t]*[|>:@}#])+}
@end quotation
-if extended regular expression support is available, or ``> ''
-otherwise. Note that @code{\t} above stands for a literal Tab
-character.
+if extended regular expression support is available, or "> " otherwise.
+Note that @code{\t} above stands for a literal Tab character.
@item -R, --restricted
Restricted mode: Don't read or write to any file not specified on the
@section Entering Text
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
+@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.
@node Special Functions, The Titlebar, Entering Text, Editor Basics
@section Special Functions
-Special functions use the Control key (displayed in the help and
-shortcut lists as ^), the Meta key (displayed as M), or the Esc key.
+Special functions use the Control (Ctrl) key, displayed in the help and
+shortcut lists as ^; the Meta key, displayed as M; or the Escape (Esc)
+key.
@itemize @bullet
@item
-Control key sequences are entered by holding down the Control key and
+Control key sequences are entered by holding down the Ctrl key and
pressing the desired key, or by pressing the Esc key twice and pressing
the desired key.
@item
Pressing Esc twice and then typing a three-digit number from 000 to 255
-will enter the character with the corresponding ASCII code.
+will enter the character with the corresponding value.
@item
Meta key sequences can be entered in a number of possible ways: Pressing
-the Escape key, then releasing it and pressing the desired key, or
-holding down the Alt key while pressing the desired key. This varies
-from keyboard to keyboard, and certain commercial operating systems
-``swallow'' the Alt key so that it never reaches the application. If
-your operating system does this, you should use the Escape key to
-generate Meta key sequences.
+the Esc key, then releasing it and pressing the desired key, or holding
+down the Alt key while pressing the desired key. This varies from
+keyboard to keyboard, and certain commercial operating systems "swallow"
+the Alt key so that it never reaches the application. If your operating
+system does this, you should use the Esc key to generate Meta key
+sequences.
@end itemize
@node The Titlebar, The Statusbar, Special Functions, Editor Basics
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 @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 was last saved or opened.
+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 was last saved or opened.
-Special modes: When @code{nano} is in ``File browser'' mode, the center
+Special modes: When @code{nano} is in "File browser" mode, the center
section will display the current directory instead of the filename. See
@xref{The File Browser}, for more info.
@item Writing, Appending, or Prepending Selected Text to Files
-Text selected using the Control-Caret (^^) key can be written out,
-appended, or prepended to a new or existing file using the Writeout key
-(^O).
+Text selected using the marking key (^^) can be written out, appended,
+or prepended to a new or existing file using the WriteOut key (^O).
@item Toggles
Many options which alter the functionality of the program can be