(DLR)
- nanorc.5:
- Update the description of how the "color" regex works. (DLR)
+ - Clarify descriptions of the characters that aren't allowed
+ in the "punct" or "brackets" options. (DLR)
+ - Use .B instead of \fB ... \fP where possible, as nano.1 does.
+ (DLR)
- configure.ac:
- Minor tweaks to some of the test blocks to avoid XSI:isms.
(DLR, adapted from a Debian patch for GNU ed by David
foreground color, and update the associated comments. Also,
tweak the "comment" regex to color comments that don't start
at the beginning of a line. (DLR)
+ - Clarify descriptions of the characters that aren't allowed
+ in the "punct" or "brackets" options. (DLR)
- Update comment referring to --enable-extra. (DLR)
- doc/man/fr/Makefile.am:
- Set mandir to @mandir@/fr, so French manpages get installed
The supported commands and arguments are:
.TP 3
-\fBset/unset autoindent\fP
+.B set/unset autoindent
Use auto-indentation.
.TP
-\fBset/unset backup\fP
+.B set/unset backup
Create backup files in
.IR filename~ .
.TP
-\fBset backupdir "\fIdirectory\fP"\fP
+.B set backupdir "\fIdirectory\fP"
Set the directory where \fBnano\fP puts unique backup files if file
backups are enabled.
.TP
-\fBset/unset backwards\fP
+.B set/unset backwards
Do backwards searches by default.
.TP
-\fBset brackets "\fIstring\fP"\fP
+.B set brackets "\fIstring\fP"
Set the characters treated as closing brackets. They cannot contain
-tabs or spaces. Only closing punctuation, optionally followed by
+blank characters. Only closing punctuation, optionally followed by
closing brackets, can end sentences.
.TP
-\fBset/unset casesensitive\fP
+.B set/unset casesensitive
Do case sensitive searches by default.
.TP
-\fBset/unset const\fP
+.B set/unset const
Constantly display the cursor position in the status bar.
.TP
-\fBset/unset cut\fP
+.B set/unset cut
Use cut to end of line by default.
.TP
-\fBset fill \fIn\fP\fP
+.B set fill \fIn\fP
Wrap lines at column number \fIn\fP. If \fIn\fP is 0 or less, the line
length will be the screen width less \fIn\fP. The default value is -8.
.TP
-\fBset/unset historylog\fP
+.B set/unset historylog
Enable
.I ~/.nano_history
for saving and reading search/replace strings.
.TP
-\fBset/unset morespace\fP
+.B set/unset morespace
Allow use of the blank line below the titlebar as extra editing space.
.TP
-\fBset/unset mouse\fP
+.B set/unset mouse
Enable mouse support, so that mouse clicks can be used to set the mark
and run shortcuts.
.TP
-\fBset/unset multibuffer\fP
+.B set/unset multibuffer
Allow inserting files into their own buffers.
.TP
-\fBset/unset noconvert\fP
+.B set/unset noconvert
Don't convert files from DOS/Mac format.
.TP
-\fBset/unset nofollow\fP
+.B set/unset nofollow
Don't follow symlinks when writing files.
.TP
-\fBset/unset nohelp\fP
+.B set/unset nohelp
Don't display the help lists at the bottom of the screen.
.TP
-\fBset/unset nowrap\fP
+.B set/unset nowrap
Don't wrap text at all.
.TP
-\fBset operatingdir "\fIdirectory\fP"\fP
+.B set operatingdir "\fIdirectory\fP"
\fBnano\fP will only read and write files inside \fIdirectory\fP and its
subdirectories. Also, the current directory is changed to here, so
files are inserted from this dir. By default the operating directory
feature is turned off.
.TP
-\fBset/unset preserve\fP
+.B set/unset preserve
Preserve the XON and XOFF keys (^Q and ^S).
.TP
-\fBset punct "\fIstring\fP"\fP
+.B set punct "\fIstring\fP"
Set the characters treated as closing punctuation. They cannot contain
-tabs or spaces. Only closing punctuation, optionally followed by
+blank characters. Only closing punctuation, optionally followed by
closing brackets, can end sentences.
.TP
-\fBset quotestr "\fIstring\fP"\fP
+.B set quotestr "\fIstring\fP"
The email-quote string, used to justify email-quoted paragraphs. This
is an "extended regular expression" if your system supports them,
otherwise a literal string. The default value is
if you have regexps, otherwise set quotestr ">\ ". Note that '\\t'
above stands for a literal Tab character.
.TP
-\fBset/unset rebinddelete\fP
+.B set/unset rebinddelete
Interpret the Delete key differently so that both Backspace and Delete
work properly. You should only need to use this option if Backspace
acts like Delete on your system.
.TP
-\fBset/unset regexp\fP
+.B set/unset regexp
Do regular expression searches by default.
.TP
-\fBset/unset smarthome\fP
+.B set/unset smarthome
Make the Home key smarter. When Home is pressed anywhere but at the
very beginning of non-whitespace characters on a line, the cursor will
jump to that beginning (either forwards or backwards). If the cursor is
already at that position, it will jump to the true beginning of the
line.
.TP
-\fBset/unset smooth\fP
+.B set/unset smooth
Use smooth scrolling by default.
.TP
-\fBset speller \fIspellprog\fP\fP
+.B set speller \fIspellprog\fP
Use spelling checker \fIspellprog\fP instead of the built-in one, which
calls \fIspell\fP.
.TP
-\fBset/unset suspend\fP
+.B set/unset suspend
Allow nano to be suspended.
.TP
-\fBset tabsize \fIn\fP\fP
+.B set tabsize \fIn\fP
Use a tab size of \fIn\fP columns instead of the default (8); must be
greater than 0.
.TP
-\fBset/unset tabstospaces\fP
+.B set/unset tabstospaces
Convert typed tabs to spaces.
.TP
-\fBset/unset tempfile\fP
+.B set/unset tempfile
Save automatically on exit, don't prompt.
.TP
-\fBset/unset view\fP
+.B set/unset view
Disallow file modification.
.TP
-\fBset whitespace "\fIstring\fP"\fP
+.B set whitespace "\fIstring\fP"
Set the two characters used to display the first characters of tabs and
spaces. They must be single-column characters.
.TP