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CVS code -
- README:
- Reformat to 72 characters per line, fix wording in one spot,
and fix spacing in several spots. (DLR)
GNU nano 1.3.1 - 2004.01.09
- General:

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wonderfully easy-to-use and friendly Pico text editor.
First and foremost is its license: the Pine suite does not use the
GPL or a GPL-friendly license, and has unclear restrictions on
redistribution. Because of this, Pine and Pico are not included with
many GNU/Linux distributions. Also, other features (like goto line
number or search and replace) were unavailable until recently or
require a command line flag. Yuck.
GPL or a GPL-friendly license, and has unclear restrictions on
redistribution. Because of this, Pine and Pico are not included
with many GNU/Linux distributions. Also, other features (like goto
line number or search and replace) were unavailable until recently
or require a command line flag. Yuck.
nano aims to solve these problems by emulating the functionality of
Pico as closely as possible while addressing the problems above and
perhaps providing other extra functionality.
The nano editor is now an official GNU package. For more information
on GNU and the Free Software Foundation please see http://www.gnu.org.
The nano editor is now an official GNU package. For more
information on GNU and the Free Software Foundation please see
http://www.gnu.org.
How to compile and install nano
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make
make install
It's that simple. Use --prefix with configure to override the
It's that simple. Use --prefix with configure to override the
default installation directory of /usr/local.
Web Page
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Mailing List and Bug Reports
Savannah hosts all the nano-related mailing-lists.
+ info-nano@gnu.org is a very low traffic list
used to announce new Nano versions or other important information
about the project.
used to announce new Nano versions or other important
information about the project.
+ help-nano@gnu.org is for those seeking to get help without
wanting to hear about the technical details of its
development.
+ nano-devel@gnu.org is the list used by the people
that make Nano and a general development discussion list, with
moderate traffic.
To subscribe, send email to nano-<name>-request@gnu.org
with a subject of "subscribe", where <name> is the list you want to
To subscribe, send email to nano-<name>-request@gnu.org with a
subject of "subscribe", where <name> is the list you want to
subscribe to.
For general bug reports, send a description of the problem to
nano@nano-editor.org or directly to the development list.
Current Status
GNU nano has reaching its second major milestone, 1.2.x. Development
of new features will continue in the 1.3.x branch, while 1.2.x
versions will be dedicated to bugfixing and polishing.
GNU nano has reached its second major milestone, 1.2.x.
Development of new features will continue in the 1.3.x branch,
while 1.2.x versions will be dedicated to bugfixing and
polishing.
Chris Allegretta (chrisa@asty.org)