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docs: mention the ability to read from stdin
Also, remove the special "+line,column" argument from among the options, since it isn't an option -- put it in a separate paragraph instead.
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@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ top of copying Pico's look and feel, \fBnano\fP also implements some
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missing (or disabled by default) features in Pico, such as "search and
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replace" and "go to line and column number".
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When opening a file, the cursor can be put on a specific line by adding
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the line number with a plus sign (\fB+\fR) before the filename, and even
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in a specific column by adding it with a comma.
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If the first file specified is a dash (\fB\-\fR), \fBnano\fR will read
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data from standard input.
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.SH EDITING
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Entering text and moving around in a file is straightforward: typing the
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letters and using the normal cursor movement keys. Commands are entered
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@ -61,11 +68,6 @@ The default key bindings can be changed via the .nanorc file -- see
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.B +\fIline\fP,\fIcolumn\fP
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Places the cursor on line number \fIline\fP and at column number \fIcolumn\fP
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(at least one of which must be specified) on startup, instead of the
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default line 1, column 1.
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.TP
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.BR \-A ", " \-\-smarthome
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Make the Home key smarter. When Home is pressed anywhere but at the
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very beginning of non-whitespace characters on a line, the cursor will
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@ -101,13 +101,18 @@ But it is also possible to specify one or more options, and to edit
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several files in a row. Additionally, the cursor can be put on a
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specific line of a file by adding the line number
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with a plus sign before the filename, and even in a specific column by
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adding it with a comma. So the complete command synopsis is:
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adding it with a comma.
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Also, if the first file specified is a dash, @code{nano} will read
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data from standard input.
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So a more complete command synopsis is:
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@quotation
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@code{nano [OPTION]@dots{} [[+LINE[,COLUMN]|+,COLUMN] FILE]@dots{}}
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@end quotation
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But normallly you would set your preferred options in your
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But normally you would set your preferred options in your
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@file{.nanorc} file. And when the @code{positionlog} option is set
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(making @code{nano} remember the cursor position when you close a file),
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you will rarely need to specify a line number.
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@table @option
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@item +@var{line},@var{column}
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Start at line number @var{line} and column number @var{column} (at least one of
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which must be specified) instead of the default of line 1, column 1.
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@item -A
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@itemx --smarthome
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Make the Home key smarter. When Home is pressed anywhere but at the
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