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+LINE[,COLUMN] |
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Places cursor at line number LINE and column number COLUMN
on startup, instead of the default of line 1, column 1.
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-? |
Same as -h (--help).
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-A (--smarthome) |
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Make the Home key smarter. When Home is pressed anywhere but at the
very beginning of non-whitespace characters on a line, the cursor will
jump to that beginning (either forwards or backwards). If the cursor is
already at that position, it will jump to the true beginning of the
line.
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-B (--backup) |
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When saving a file, back up the previous version of it to the current
filename suffixed with a ~.
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-C dir (--backupdir=dir) |
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Set the directory where nano puts unique backup files if file
backups are enabled.
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-D (--boldtext) |
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Use bold text instead of reverse video text.
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-E (--tabstospaces) |
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Convert typed tabs to spaces.
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-F (--multibuffer) |
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Enable multiple file buffers, if available.
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-H (--historylog) |
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Log search and replace strings to ~/.nano_history, so they can be
retrieved in later sessions, if nanorc support is available.
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-I (--ignorercfiles) |
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Dont look at SYSCONFDIR/nanorc or ~/.nanorc, if nanorc
support is available.
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-K (--rebindkeypad) |
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Interpret the numeric keypad keys so that they all work properly. You
should only need to use this option if they dont, as mouse support
wont work properly with this option enabled.
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-L (--nonewlines) |
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Dont add newlines to the ends of files.
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-N (--noconvert) |
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Disable automatic conversion of files from DOS/Mac format.
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-O (--morespace) |
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Use the blank line below the titlebar as extra editing space.
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-Q str (--quotestr=str) |
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Set the quoting string for justifying. The default is
"^([ \t]*[#:>\|}])+" if extended regular expression support is
available, or "> " otherwise. Note that \t stands for a
Tab.
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-R (--restricted) |
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Restricted mode: dont read or write to any file not specified on the
command line; read any nanorc files; allow suspending; allow a file
to be appended to, prepended to, or saved under a different name if it
already has one; or use backup files or spell checking. Also accessible
by invoking nano with any name beginning with r (e.g. "rnano").
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-S (--smooth) |
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Enable smooth scrolling. Text will scroll line-by-line, instead of the
usual chunk-by-chunk behavior.
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-T cols (--tabsize=cols) |
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Set the size (width) of a tab to cols columns. The value of
cols must be greater than 0. The default value is 8.
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-U (--quickblank) |
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Do quick statusbar blanking. Statusbar messages will disappear after 1
keystroke instead of 25. Note that -c overrides this.
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-V (--version) |
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Show the current version number and exit.
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-W (--wordbounds) |
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Detect word boundaries more accurately by treating punctuation
characters as part of a word.
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-Y str (--syntax=str) |
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Specify a specific syntax highlighting from the nanorc to use, if
available.
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-c (--const) |
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Constantly show the cursor position. Note that this overrides -U.
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-d (--rebinddelete) |
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Interpret the Delete key differently so that both Backspace and Delete
work properly. You should only need to use this option if Backspace
acts like Delete on your system.
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-h (--help) |
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Show a summary of command line options and exit.
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-i (--autoindent) |
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Indent new lines to the previous lines indentation. Useful when
editing source code.
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-k (--cut) |
Enable cut from cursor to end of line.
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-l (--nofollow) |
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If the file being edited is a symbolic link, replace the link with
a new file instead of following it. Good for editing files in
/tmp, perhaps?
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-m (--mouse) |
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Enable mouse support, if available for your system. When enabled, mouse
clicks can be used to place the cursor, set the mark (with a double
click), and execute shortcuts. The mouse will work in the X Window
System, and on the console when gpm is running.
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-o dir (--operatingdir=dir) |
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Set operating directory. Makes nano set up something similar to a
chroot.
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-p (--preserve) |
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Preserve the XON and XOFF sequences (^Q and ^S) so they will be caught
by the terminal.
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-r cols (--fill=cols) |
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Wrap lines at column cols. If this value is 0 or less, wrapping
will occur at the width of the screen less cols columns, allowing
the wrap point to vary along with the width of the screen if the screen
is resized. The default value is -8.
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-s prog (--speller=prog) |
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Enable alternative spell checker command.
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-t (--tempfile) |
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Always save changed buffer without prompting. Same as Picos -t
option.
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-v (--view) |
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View file (read only) mode.
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-w (--nowrap) |
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Disable wrapping of long lines.
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-x (--nohelp) |
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Disable help screen at bottom of editor.
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-z (--suspend) |
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Enable suspend ability.
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-a, -b, -e, -f, -g, -j |
Ignored, for compatibility with Pico.
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