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2015-04-05 Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@justemail.net>
* doc/texinfo/nano.texi: Expand on nano's features, condense the
synopsis, and "online" means something else to most people.
2015-04-03 Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@justemail.net>
* README: Update text to the fifth milestone, 2.4.x, plus tweaks.
* src/rcfile.c: Remove two superfluous (because nested) #ifndefs.

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@c Run 'makeinfo' rather than 'texinfo-format-buffer'.
@smallbook
@set EDITION 0.3
@set VERSION 2.4.0
@set UPDATED March 2015
@set VERSION 2.4.1
@set UPDATED April 2015
@dircategory Editors
@direntry
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@titlepage
@title GNU @code{nano}
@subtitle a small and friendly text editor.
@subtitle version 2.4.0
@subtitle version 2.4.1
@author Chris Allegretta
@page
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@menu
* Introduction::
* Editor Basics::
* Online Help::
* Built-in Help::
* Feature Toggles::
* Nanorc Files::
* The File Browser::
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@chapter Introduction
GNU @code{nano} is a small and friendly text editor. Besides basic text
editing, @code{nano} offers many extra features, like an interactive
search-and-replace, go-to-line-and-column-number, auto-indentation,
feature toggles, internationalization support, and filename tab
completion.
editing, @code{nano} offers many extra features, such as an interactive
search-and-replace, undo/redo, syntax coloring, smooth scrolling,
auto-indentation, go-to-line-and-column-number, feature toggles,
file locking, backup files, and internationalization support.
@menu
* Overview::
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The usual way to invoke @code{nano} is:
@quotation
@code{nano [OPTION]@dots{} [FILE]}
@code{nano [FILE]}
@end quotation
But it is also possible to edit several files in a row. Additionally,
the cursor can be put on a desired line number by adding this number
with a plus sign before any filename, and even in a desired column by
adding it with a comma. So the complete synopsis is:
But it is also possible to specify one or more options, and to edit
several files in a row. Additionally, the cursor can be put on a
specific line of a file by adding the line number
with a plus sign before the filename, and even in a specific column by
adding it with a comma. So the complete command synopsis is:
@quotation
@code{nano [OPTION]@dots{} [[+LINE] FILE]@dots{}}
@code{nano [OPTION]@dots{} [[+,COLUMN] FILE]@dots{}}
@code{nano [OPTION]@dots{} [[+LINE,COLUMN] FILE]@dots{}}
@code{nano [OPTION]@dots{} [[+LINE[,COLUMN]|+,COLUMN] FILE]@dots{}}
@end quotation
Email bug reports to @email{nano@@nano-editor.org}.
But normallly you would set your preferred options in your
@file{.nanorc} file. And when the @code{poslog} option is set
(making @code{nano} remember the cursor position), you will rarely
need to specify a line number.
Please email any bug reports to @email{nano@@nano-editor.org}.
Or file them at @url{https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano}.
@node Command Line Options
@section Command Line Options
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is running.
@node Online Help
@chapter Online Help
@node Built-in Help
@chapter Built-in Help
The online help system in @code{nano} is available by pressing ^G.
It is fairly self-explanatory, documenting the various parts of the
editor and available keystrokes. Navigation is via the ^Y (Page Up)
The built-in help system in @code{nano} is available by pressing ^G.
It is fairly self-explanatory. It documents the various parts of the
editor and the available keystrokes. Navigation is via the ^Y (Page Up)
and ^V (Page Down) keys. ^X exits the help system.