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<center><b>Overview</b></center><br>
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(<A HREF="overview2.6.php">2.6 release</A>)
(<A HREF="overview2.4.php">2.4 release</A>)
(<A HREF="overview2.2.php">2.2 release</A>)
(<A HREF="overview2.0.php">2.0 release</A>)
(<A HREF="overview1.2.php">1.2 release</A>)
(<A HREF="overview1.0.php"><b>1.0 release</b></A>)
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<blockquote>The nano project was started because of a few problems with
the otherwise wonderfully easy-to-use and friendly Pico text editor.&nbsp;
GNU nano aims to emulate Pico while providing extra functionality.&nbsp;
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Features of GNU nano:
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<font>Autoconf support.</font></li>

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<font>Truly free license (GNU GPL).&nbsp;</font></li>

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<font>Goto-line# command without a flag.&nbsp;</font></li>

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<font>Case-sensitive search function.&nbsp;</font></li>

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<font>Interactive search and replace.&nbsp;</font></li>

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<font>2/3 - 1/8 size of Pico binary.</font></li>
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<font>Slang and ncurses support.</font></li>

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<font>Autoindent abillity.</font></li>

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<font>Displayed tab width option.&nbsp;</font></li>

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<font>Regular expression search and replace.&nbsp;</font></li>

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<font>Toggles for command-line flags via Meta keys.&nbsp;</font></li>

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<font>Tab completion when reading/writing files.</font>&nbsp;</li>
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<p>The main disadvantage is a lack of mailer integration, but this is also
a strength.&nbsp;</blockquote>
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	5	<table BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 HEIGHT="70%">
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	11	<center><b>Overview</b></center><br>
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	13	(<A HREF="overview2.6.php">2.6 release</A>)
	14	(<A HREF="overview2.4.php">2.4 release</A>)
	15	(<A HREF="overview2.2.php">2.2 release</A>)
	16	(<A HREF="overview2.0.php">2.0 release</A>)
	17	(<A HREF="overview1.2.php">1.2 release</A>)
	18	(<A HREF="overview1.0.php"><b>1.0 release</b></A>)
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	22	</table></center>
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	24	<blockquote>The nano project was started because of a few problems with
	25	the otherwise wonderfully easy-to-use and friendly Pico text editor.
	26	GNU nano aims to emulate Pico while providing extra functionality.
	27	<br><br>
	28	Features of GNU nano:
	29	<br>
	30	<table BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 WIDTH="100%">
	31	<tr>
	32	<td>
	33	<li>
	34	<font>Autoconf support.</font></li>
	35
	36	<li>
	37	<font>Truly free license (GNU GPL). </font></li>
	38
	39	<li>
	40	<font>Goto-line# command without a flag. </font></li>
	41
	42	<li>
	43	<font>Case-sensitive search function. </font></li>
	44
	45	<li>
	46	<font>Interactive search and replace. </font></li>
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	48	<li>
	49	<font>2/3 - 1/8 size of Pico binary.</font></li>
	50	</td>
	51
	52	<td>
	53	<li>
	54	<font>Slang and ncurses support.</font></li>
	55
	56	<li>
	57	<font>Autoindent abillity.</font></li>
	58
	59	<li>
	60	<font>Displayed tab width option. </font></li>
	61
	62	<li>
	63	<font>Regular expression search and replace. </font></li>
	64
	65	<li>
	66	<font>Toggles for command-line flags via Meta keys. </font></li>
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	68	<li>
	69	<font>Tab completion when reading/writing files.</font> </li>
	70	</td>
	71	</tr>
	72	</table>
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	74	<p>The main disadvantage is a lack of mailer integration, but this is also
	75	a strength. </blockquote>
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	78	</table>
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