Set the quoting string for justifying. The default value is
@quotation
-@code{^([ \t]*[|>:@}#])+}
+"^([ \t]*[|>:@}#])+"
@end quotation
if extended regular expression support is available, or @code{> } otherwise.
@code{nano} will read one command per line.
Options in nanorc files take precedence over @code{nano}'s defaults, and
-command-line options override nanorc settings. Options are also unset
-by default, except for those that take arguments.
+command-line options override nanorc settings. Also, options that do not
+take an argument are unset by default. So using the @code{unset} command
+is only needed when wanting to override a setting of the system's nanorc
+file in your own @file{~/.nanorc}. Options that take an argument cannot
+be unset.
Quotes inside string parameters don't have to be escaped with
backslashes. The last double quote in the string will be treated as its
@table @code
-@item set/unset allow_insecure_backup
+@item set allow_insecure_backup
When backing up files, allow the backup to succeed even if its
permissions can't be (re)set due to special OS considerations.
You should NOT enable this option unless you are sure you need it.
-@item set/unset autoindent
+@item set autoindent
Use auto-indentation.
-@item set/unset backup
+@item set backup
When saving a file, back up the previous version of it to the current
filename suffixed with a tilde (@code{~}).
Set the directory where @code{nano} puts unique backup files, if file
backups are enabled.
-@item set/unset backwards
+@item set backwards
Do backwards searches by default.
-@item set/unset boldtext
+@item set boldtext
Use bold instead of reverse video for the titlebar, statusbar, key combos,
and selected text. This can be overridden for the first three by setting
the options "titlecolor", "statuscolor", and "keycolor".
-@item set brackets "string"
+@item set brackets "@var{string}"
Set the characters treated as closing brackets when justifying
paragraphs. This may not include blank characters. Only closing
punctuation (see "punct"), optionally followed by the specified
closing brackets, can end sentences. The default value is
@quotation
-@code{""')>]@}"}
+""')>]@}"
@end quotation
-@item set/unset casesensitive
+@item set casesensitive
Do case-sensitive searches by default.
-@item set/unset const
+@item set const
Constantly display the cursor position in the status bar.
-@item set/unset cut
+@item set cut
Use cut-to-end-of-line by default, instead of cutting the whole line.
-@item set fill "n"
-Hard-wrap lines at column number "n". If "n" is 0 or less, the maximum line
-length will be the screen width less "n" columns. The default value is
--8.
+@item set fill @var{number}
+Hard-wrap lines at column number @var{number}. If @var{number} is 0 or less,
+the maximum line length will be the screen width less @var{number} columns.
+The default value is -8.
-@item set functioncolor fgcolor,bgcolor
+@item set functioncolor @var{fgcolor},@var{bgcolor}
Specify the color combination to use for the function descriptions
in the two help lines at the bottom of the screen.
-See "set titlecolor" for more details.
+See @code{set titlecolor} for more details.
-@item set/unset historylog
-Enable the use of ~/.nano/search_history for saving and reading
+@item set historylog
+Enable the use of @file{~/.nano/search_history} for saving and reading
search/replace strings.
-@item set keycolor fgcolor,bgcolor
+@item set keycolor @var{fgcolor},@var{bgcolor}
Specify the color combination to use for the shortcut key combos
in the two help lines at the bottom of the screen.
-See "set titlecolor" for more details.
+See @code{set titlecolor} for more details.
-@item set/unset locking
+@item set locking
Enable vim-style lock-files for when editing files.
-@item set matchbrackets "string"
+@item set matchbrackets "@var{string}"
Set the opening and closing brackets that can be found by bracket
searches. This may not include blank characters. The opening set must
come before the closing set, and the two sets must be in the same order.
The default value is
@quotation
-@code{"(<[@{)>]@}"}
+"(<[@{)>]@}"
@end quotation
-@item set/unset morespace
+@item set morespace
Use the blank line below the titlebar as extra editing space.
-@item set/unset mouse
+@item set mouse
Enable mouse support, so that mouse clicks can be used to place the
cursor, set the mark (with a double click), or execute shortcuts.
-@item set/unset multibuffer
+@item set multibuffer
Allow inserting files into their own buffers.
-@item set/unset noconvert
+@item set noconvert
Don't convert files from DOS/Mac format.
-@item set/unset nofollow
+@item set nofollow
Don't follow symlinks when writing files.
-@item set/unset nohelp
+@item set nohelp
Don't display the help lists at the bottom of the screen.
-@item set/unset nonewlines
+@item set nonewlines
Don't add newlines to the ends of files.
-@item set/unset nowrap
+@item set nowrap
Don't hard-wrap text at all.
@item set operatingdir "directory"
files are inserted from this directory. By default, the operating
directory feature is turned off.
-@item set/unset poslog
+@item set poslog
Save the cursor position of files between editing sessions.
-@item set/unset preserve
+@item set preserve
Preserve the XON and XOFF keys (^Q and ^S).
-@item set punct "string"
+@item set punct "@var{string}"
Set the characters treated as closing punctuation when justifying
paragraphs. This may not include blank characters. Only the
specified closing punctuation, optionally followed by closing brackets
-(see "brackets"), can end sentences. The default value is @code{"!.?"}.
+(see "brackets"), can end sentences. The default value is "!.?".
-@item set/unset quickblank
+@item set quickblank
Do quick statusbar blanking. Statusbar messages will disappear after 1
keystroke instead of 25.
-@item set/unset quiet
+@item set quiet
When set, @code{nano} will not report errors in the nanorc file nor ask them
to be acknowledged by pressing Enter at startup. If this option is used, it
should be placed at the top of the file to be fully effective.
-@item set quotestr "string"
+@item set quotestr "@var{string}"
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
@quotation
-@code{"^([ \\t]*[#:>\\|@}])+"}
+"^([ \\t]*[#:>\\|@}])+"
@end quotation
if you have extended regular expression support, and "> " otherwise.
Note that '\\t' stands for a literal Tab character.
-@item set/unset rebinddelete
+@item set 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.
-@item set/unset rebindkeypad
+@item set rebindkeypad
Interpret the numeric keypad keys so that they all work properly. You
should only need to use this option if they don't, as mouse support
won't work properly with this option enabled.
-@item set/unset regexp
+@item set regexp
Do extended regular expression searches by default.
-@item set/unset smarthome
+@item set 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.
-@item set/unset smooth
+@item set smooth
Use smooth scrolling by default.
-@item set/unset softwrap
+@item set softwrap
Enable soft line wrapping for easier viewing of very long lines.
@item set speller "spellprog"
Use spelling checker "spellprog" instead of the built-in one, which
calls "spell".
-@item set statuscolor fgcolor,bgcolor
+@item set statuscolor @var{fgcolor},@var{bgcolor}
Specify the color combination to use for the statusbar.
-See "set titlecolor" for more details.
+See @code{set titlecolor} for more details.
-@item set/unset suspend
+@item set suspend
Allow @code{nano} to be suspended.
-@item set tabsize "n"
-Use a tab size of "n" columns. The value of "n" must be greater than 0.
-The default value is 8.
+@item set tabsize @var{number}
+Use a tab size of @var{number} columns. The value of @var{number} must be
+greater than 0. The default value is 8.
-@item set/unset tabstospaces
+@item set tabstospaces
Convert typed tabs to spaces.
-@item set/unset tempfile
+@item set tempfile
Save automatically on exit, don't prompt.
-@item set titlecolor fgcolor,bgcolor
+@item set titlecolor @var{fgcolor},@var{bgcolor}
Specify the color combination to use for the titlebar.
Valid color names for foreground and background are:
white, black, red, blue, green, yellow, magenta, and cyan.
-And either "fgcolor" or ",bgcolor" may be left out.
+And either @var{fgcolor} or @var{,bgcolor} may be left out.
-@item set/unset view
+@item set view
Disallow file modification.
@anchor{Whitespace}
-@item set whitespace "string"
+@item set whitespace "@var{string}"
Set the two characters used to indicate the presence of tabs and
spaces. They must be single-column characters. The default pair
for a UTF-8 locale is "»·", and for other locales ">.".
-@item set/unset wordbounds
+@item set wordbounds
Detect word boundaries more accurately by treating punctuation
characters as part of a word.
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