- Rename to print_opt_full(), for consistency. (DLR)
usage()
- Fix inaccuracies in the usage example. (DLR)
+ - Put command line arguments in <>'s instead of []'s, as the
+ latter imply that the arguments are optional when they aren't.
+ (DLR, found by Benno Schulenberg)
renumber()
- Remove invalid assert. (DLR, found by Filipe Moreira)
do_input()
well as single-line ones. This avoids a segfault when trying
to color e.g. "start="$" end="$"". (DLR, found by Trevor
Caira)
+ do_credits()
+ - Update the last copyright notice to include 2006. (DLR)
- configure.ac:
- Remove old warnings about color support. (DLR)
- doc/faq.html:
require that the bracket matching key change to Ctrl-], which
is used as the telnet escape key. (DLR, found by Chris)
- Make the link to the nano CVS page a bit more readable. (DLR)
-- doc/nano.1, doc/nanorc.5, doc/rnano.1, doc/nano.texi:
+- doc/nano.1:
- Update the copyright years to include 2006. (DLR)
- Explicitly mention that all regexes should be extended regular
expressions. (DLR, suggested by John M. Gabriele)
- Miscellaneous minor fixes. (DLR)
- Add various wording fixes. (Benno Schulenberg and DLR)
+ - Put command line arguments in <>'s instead of []'s, as the
+ latter imply that the arguments are optional when they aren't.
+ (Benno Schulenberg)
- doc/nanorc.5:
+ - Update the copyright years to include 2006. (DLR)
+ - Explicitly mention that all regexes should be extended regular
+ expressions. (DLR, suggested by John M. Gabriele)
+ - Miscellaneous minor fixes. (DLR)
+ - Add various wording fixes. (Benno Schulenberg and DLR)
- Mention that the nanorc file should not be in DOS or Mac
format. (DLR)
- - Add various wording fixes. (DLR)
- doc/rnano.1:
+ - Update the copyright years to include 2006. (DLR)
+ - Explicitly mention that all regexes should be extended regular
+ expressions. (DLR, suggested by John M. Gabriele)
+ - Miscellaneous minor fixes. (DLR)
- Add various wording fixes. (Benno Schulenberg and DLR)
- Add description of the +LINE[,COLUMN] option. (DLR)
- doc/nano.texi:
+ - Update the copyright years to include 2006. (DLR)
+ - Explicitly mention that all regexes should be extended regular
+ expressions. (DLR, suggested by John M. Gabriele)
+ - Miscellaneous minor fixes. (DLR)
+ - Add various wording fixes. (Benno Schulenberg and DLR)
- Change license to GPL, in order to match the rest of the
documentation, and because the current license is incompatible
with everything else in any case. (DLR)
help text, and with nano's current feature set. (DLR)
- Add a "Nanorc Files" section to explain the nanorc file format
in detail, using text from nanorc.5. (DLR)
- - Add various wording fixes. (Benno Schulenberg and DLR)
+ - Put command line arguments in <>'s instead of []'s, as the
+ latter imply that the arguments are optional when they aren't.
+ (Benno Schulenberg)
+ - Add missing description of -H/--historylog, and move
+ -x/--nohelp down so that all the command line options are in
+ alphabetical order. (Benno Schulenberg)
- doc/man/fr/nano.1, doc/man/fr/nanorc.5, doc/man/fr/rnano.1:
- Updated manpage translations by Jean-Philippe Guérard.
- doc/nanorc.sample:
- Simplify the "nanorc" regex for commands. (DLR)
- Mention that the nanorc file should not be in DOS or Mac
format. (DLR)
+ - Add various wording fixes. (Benno Schulenberg and DLR)
- UPGRADE:
- Miscellaneous minor fixes. (DLR)
.\" warranty.
.\"
.\" $Id$
-.TH NANO 1 "version 1.3.12" "May 1, 2006"
+.TH NANO 1 "version 1.3.12" "May 14, 2006"
.\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
.\"
Enable multiple file buffers, if available.
.TP
.B \-H (\-\-historylog)
-Log search and replace strings to \fI~/.nano_history\fP so they can be
-stored for later editing, if nanorc support is configured.
+Log search and replace strings to \fI~/.nano_history\fP, so they can be
+retrieved in later sessions, if nanorc support is available.
.TP
.B \-I (\-\-ignorercfiles)
Don't look at \fISYSCONFDIR/nanorc\fP or \fI~/.nanorc\fP, if nanorc
.B \-Q \fIstr\fP (\-\-quotestr=\fIstr\fP)
Set the quoting string for justifying. The default is
"\fI^([\ \\t]*[#:>\\|}])+\fP" if extended regular expression support is
-available, or "\fI>\ \fP" otherwise.
+available, or "\fI>\ \fP" otherwise. Note that \fI\\t\fP stands for a
+Tab.
.TP
.B \-R (\-\-restricted)
Restricted mode: don't read or write to any file not specified on the
.TP
.B \-U (\-\-quickblank)
Do quick statusbar blanking. Statusbar messages will disappear after 1
-keystroke instead of 25. Note that \fB-c\fP cancels this out.
+keystroke instead of 25. Note that \fB-c\fP overrules this.
.TP
.B \-V (\-\-version)
Show the current version number and exit.
available.
.TP
.B \-c (\-\-const)
-Constantly show the cursor position. Note that this cancels out
-\fB-U\fP.
+Constantly show the cursor position. Note that this overrules \fB-U\fP.
.TP
.B \-d (\-\-rebinddelete)
Interpret the Delete key differently so that both Backspace and Delete
line or in one of the nanorc files, \fBnano\fP will check the
\fBSPELL\fP environment variable for one.
-\fBnano\fP will try to dump the buffer into an emergency file in some
-cases. Mainly, this will happen if \fBnano\fP receives a SIGHUP or
-SIGTERM or runs out of memory, when it will write the buffer into a file
+In some cases \fBnano\fP will try to dump the buffer into an emergency
+file. This will happen mainly if \fBnano\fP receives a SIGHUP or
+SIGTERM or runs out of memory. It will write the buffer into a file
named \fInano.save\fP if the buffer didn't have a name already, or will
add a ".save" suffix to the current filename. If an emergency file with
-that name already exists in the current directory, ".save" and a number
-(e.g. ".save.1") will be suffixed to the current filename in order to
-make it unique. In multibuffer mode, \fBnano\fP will write all the open
+that name already exists in the current directory, it will add ".save"
+plus a number (e.g. ".save.1") to the current filename in order to make
+it unique. In multibuffer mode, \fBnano\fP will write all the open
buffers to their respective emergency files.
.SH BUGS
# set casesensitive
## Constantly display the cursor position in the statusbar. Note that
-## this cancels out "quickblank".
+## this overrules "quickblank".
# set const
## Use cut to end of line by default.
# set punct "!.?"
## Do quick statusbar blanking. Statusbar messages will disappear after
-## 1 keystroke instead of 25. Note that "const" cancels this out.
+## 1 keystroke instead of 25. Note that "const" overrules this.
##
# set quickblank
@smallbook
@set EDITION 0.1
@set VERSION 1.3.12
-@set UPDATED 01 May 2006
+@set UPDATED 14 May 2006
@dircategory Editors
@direntry
by adding it with a comma. So the complete synopsis is:
@quotation
-@code{nano [OPTION]@dots{} [[+LINE] [FILE]]@dots{}}
+@code{nano [OPTION]@dots{} [[+LINE] FILE]@dots{}}
-@code{nano [OPTION]@dots{} [[+LINE,COLUMN] [FILE]]@dots{}}
+@code{nano [OPTION]@dots{} [[+LINE,COLUMN] FILE]@dots{}}
@end quotation
Email bug reports to @email{nano@@nano-editor.org}.
When saving a file, back up the previous version of it to the current
filename suffixed with a ~.
-@item -C, --backupdir=[dir]
+@item -C <dir>, --backupdir=<dir>
Set the directory where @code{nano} puts unique backup files if file
backups are enabled.
@item -F, --multibuffer
Enable multiple file buffers, if available.
+@item -H, --historylog
+Log search and replace strings to ~/.nano_history, so they can be
+retrieved in later sessions, if nanorc support is available.
+
@item -I, --ignorercfiles
Don't look at SYSCONFDIR/nanorc or ~/.nanorc, if nanorc support is
available.
@item -N, --noconvert
Don't convert files from DOS/Mac format.
-@item -Q [str], --quotestr [str]
+@item -Q <str>, --quotestr=<str>
Set the quoting string for justifying. The default value is
@quotation
Enable smooth scrolling. Text will scroll line-by-line, instead of the
usual chunk-by-chunk behavior.
-@item -T [num], --tabsize=[#cols]
+@item -T <#cols>, --tabsize=<#cols>
Set the displayed tab length to #cols columns. The value of #cols must
be greater than 0. The default value is 8.
@item -U, --quickblank
Do quick statusbar blanking. Statusbar messages will disappear after 1
-keystroke instead of 25. Note that -c cancels this out.
+keystroke instead of 25. Note that -c overules this.
@item -V, --version
Show the current version number and exit.
Detect word boundaries more accurately by treating punctuation
characters as part of a word.
-@item -Y, --syntax=[str]
+@item -Y <str>, --syntax=<str>
Specify a specific syntax highlighting from the nanorc to use, if
available. See @xref{Nanorc Files}, for more info.
@item -c, --const
Constantly display the cursor position and line number on the statusbar.
-Note that this cancels out -U.
+Note that this overrules -U.
@item -d, --rebinddelete
Interpret the Delete key differently so that both Backspace and Delete
Enables the use of the mouse to select text (currently only useful for
running under the X Window System).
-@item -o [dir], --operatingdir=[dir]
+@item -o <dir>, --operatingdir=<dir>
Set operating directory. Makes @code{nano} set up something similar to
a chroot.
Preserve the ^Q (XON) and ^S (XOFF) sequences so data being sent to the
editor can be can be stopped and started.
-@item -r [#cols], --fill=[#cols].
+@item -r <#cols>, --fill=<#cols>
Wrap lines at column #cols. If this value is 0 or less, wrapping will
occur at the width of the screen less #cols, allowing it to vary along
with the width of the screen if the screen is resized. The default
value is -8.
-@item -s [prog], --speller=[prog]
-Invoke [prog] as the spell checker. By default, @code{nano} uses the
-command specified in the SPELL environment variable, or, if SPELL is not
-set, its own interactive spell checker that requires the @code{spell}
-program to be installed on your system.
+@item -s <prog>, --speller=<prog>
+Invoke the given program as the spell checker. By default, @code{nano}
+uses the command specified in the SPELL environment variable, or, if
+SPELL is not set, its own interactive spell checker that requires the
+@code{spell} program to be installed on your system.
@item -t, --tempfile
Don't ask whether or not to save the current contents of the file when
exiting, assume yes. This is most useful when using @code{nano} as the
composer of a mailer program.
-@anchor{Expert Mode}
-@item -x, --nohelp
-Expert Mode: don't show the Shortcut Lists at the bottom of the screen.
-This affects the location of the statusbar as well, as in Expert Mode it
-is located at the very bottom of the editor.
-
-Note: When accessing the help system, Expert Mode is temporarily
-disabled to display the help system navigation keys.
-
@item -v, --view
Don't allow the contents of the file to be altered. Note that this
option should NOT be used in place of correct file permissions to
Don't wrap long lines at any length. This option overrides any value
for -r.
+@anchor{Expert Mode}
+@item -x, --nohelp
+Expert Mode: don't show the Shortcut Lists at the bottom of the screen.
+This affects the location of the statusbar as well, as in Expert Mode it
+is located at the very bottom of the editor.
+
+Note: When accessing the help system, Expert Mode is temporarily
+disabled to display the help system navigation keys.
+
@item -z, --suspend
Enable @code{nano}'s suspend ability using the system's suspend
keystroke (usually ^Z).
#ifndef NANO_TINY
print_opt("-A", "--smarthome", N_("Enable smart home key"));
print_opt("-B", "--backup", N_("Save backups of existing files"));
- print_opt(_("-C [dir]"), _("--backupdir=[dir]"),
+ print_opt(_("-C <dir>"), _("--backupdir=<dir>"),
N_("Directory for saving unique backup files"));
#endif
print_opt("-D", "--boldtext",
#endif
print_opt("-O", "--morespace", N_("Use more space for editing"));
#ifndef DISABLE_JUSTIFY
- print_opt(_("-Q [str]"), _("--quotestr=[str]"),
+ print_opt(_("-Q <str>"), _("--quotestr=<str>"),
N_("Quoting string"));
#endif
print_opt("-R", "--restricted", N_("Restricted mode"));
#ifndef NANO_TINY
print_opt("-S", "--smooth", N_("Smooth scrolling"));
#endif
- print_opt(_("-T [#cols]"), _("--tabsize=[#cols]"),
+ print_opt(_("-T <#cols>"), _("--tabsize=<#cols>"),
N_("Set width of a tab in cols to #cols"));
#ifndef NANO_TINY
print_opt("-U", "--quickblank", N_("Do quick statusbar blanking"));
N_("Detect word boundaries more accurately"));
#endif
#ifdef ENABLE_COLOR
- print_opt(_("-Y [str]"), _("--syntax=[str]"),
+ print_opt(_("-Y <str>"), _("--syntax=<str>"),
N_("Syntax definition to use"));
#endif
print_opt("-c", "--const", N_("Constantly show cursor position"));
print_opt("-m", "--mouse", N_("Enable mouse"));
#endif
#ifndef DISABLE_OPERATINGDIR
- print_opt(_("-o [dir]"), _("--operatingdir=[dir]"),
+ print_opt(_("-o <dir>"), _("--operatingdir=<dir>"),
N_("Set operating directory"));
#endif
print_opt("-p", "--preserve",
N_("Preserve XON (^Q) and XOFF (^S) keys"));
#ifndef DISABLE_WRAPJUSTIFY
- print_opt(_("-r [#cols]"), _("--fill=[#cols]"),
+ print_opt(_("-r <#cols>"), _("--fill=<#cols>"),
N_("Set fill cols to (wrap lines at) #cols"));
#endif
#ifndef DISABLE_SPELLER
- print_opt(_("-s [prog]"), _("--speller=[prog]"),
+ print_opt(_("-s <prog>"), _("--speller=<prog>"),
N_("Enable alternate speller"));
#endif
print_opt("-t", "--tempfile",
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