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Mention some things that really set nano apart from Pico. Plus some other small tweaks here and there.
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.\" <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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.TH NANORC 5 "version 2.8.1" "April 2017"
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.\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
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.SH NAME
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nanorc \- GNU nano's configuration file
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The \fInanorc\fP file contains the default settings for \fBnano\fP, a
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small and friendly editor. The file should be in Unix format, not in
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DOS or Mac format. During startup, \fBnano\fP will first read the
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system-wide settings, from \fB/etc/nanorc\fP (the exact path might be
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different), and then the user-specific settings, from \fB~/.nanorc\fP.
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.SH OPTIONS
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The configuration file accepts a series of \fBset\fP and \fBunset\fP
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commands, which can be used to configure nano on startup without using
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command-line options. Additionally, there are some commands to define
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syntax highlighting and to rebind keys -- see the two separate sections
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on those. \fBnano\fP reads one command per line.
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.PP
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Options in \fInanorc\fP files take precedence over nano's defaults, and
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command-line options override \fInanorc\fP settings. Also, options that
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do not take an argument are unset by default. So using the \fBunset\fR
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command is only needed when wanting to override a setting of the system's
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\fInanorc\fR file in your own \fB~/.nanorc\fR. Options that take an
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argument cannot be unset.
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.PP
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Below, the \fIstring\fR parameters need to be enclosed in double quotes.
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Quotes inside these string parameters don't have to be escaped with
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backslashes. The last double quote in the string will be treated as its
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end. For example, for the \fBbrackets\fP option, "\fB"')>]}\fP" will
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match \fB"\fP, \fB'\fP, \fB)\fP, \fB>\fP, \fB]\fP, and \fB}\fP.
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.PP
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The supported commands and arguments are:
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.TP 3
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.B set allow_insecure_backup
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When backing up files, allow the backup to succeed even if its permissions
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can't be (re)set due to special OS considerations. You should
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NOT enable this option unless you are sure you need it.
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.TP
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.B set autoindent
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Use auto-indentation.
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.TP
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.B set backup
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When saving a file, create a backup file by adding a tilde (\fB~\fP) to
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the file's name.
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.TP
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.B set backupdir "\fIdirectory\fP"
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Make and keep not just one backup file, but make and keep a uniquely
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numbered one every time a file is saved --- when backups are enabled
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with \fBset backup\fR or \fB\-\-backup\fR or \fB\-B\fR.
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The uniquely numbered files are stored in the specified \fIdirectory\fR.
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.TP
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.B set backwards
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Do backwards searches by default.
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.TP
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.B set boldtext
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Use bold instead of reverse video for the titlebar, statusbar, key combos,
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line numbers, and selected text. This can be overridden for the first four
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by setting the options \fBtitlecolor\fP, \fBstatuscolor\fP, \fBkeycolor\fP,
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and \fBnumbercolor\fP.
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.TP
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.B set brackets "\fIstring\fP"
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Set the characters treated as closing brackets when justifying
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paragraphs. This may not include blank characters. Only closing
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punctuation (see \fBpunct\fP), optionally followed by the specified
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closing brackets, can end sentences. The default value is "\fB"')>]}\fP".
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.TP
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.B set casesensitive
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Do case-sensitive searches by default.
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.TP
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.B set constantshow
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Constantly display the cursor position in the status bar.
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(The old form of this option, '\fBset const\fR', is deprecated.)
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.TP
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.B set cut
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Use cut-to-end-of-line by default, instead of cutting the whole line.
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.TP
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.B set fill \fInumber\fR
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Hard-wrap lines at column number \fInumber\fR. If \fInumber\fR is 0 or less,
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the maximum line length will be the screen width less \fInumber\fP columns.
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The default value is \fB\-8\fR.
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.TP
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.B set functioncolor \fIfgcolor\fR,\fIbgcolor\fR
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Specify the color combination to use for the function descriptions
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in the two help lines at the bottom of the screen.
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See \fBset titlecolor\fR for more details.
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.TP
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.B set historylog
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Enable the use of \fB~/.nano/search_history\fP for saving and reading
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search/replace strings.
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.TP
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.B set justifytrim
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When justifying text, trailing whitespace will automatically be removed.
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.TP
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.B set keycolor \fIfgcolor\fR,\fIbgcolor\fR
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Specify the color combination to use for the shortcut key combos
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in the two help lines at the bottom of the screen.
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See \fBset titlecolor\fR for more details.
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.TP
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.B set linenumbers
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Display line numbers to the left of the text area.
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.TP
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.B set locking
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Enable vim-style lock-files for when editing files.
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.TP
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.B set matchbrackets "\fIstring\fP"
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Set the opening and closing brackets that can be found by bracket
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searches. This may not include blank characters. The opening set must
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come before the closing set, and the two sets must be in the same order.
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The default value is "\fB(<[{)>]}\fP".
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.TP
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.B set morespace
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Use the blank line below the titlebar as extra editing space.
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.TP
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.B set mouse
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Enable mouse support, if available for your system. When enabled, mouse
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clicks can be used to place the cursor, set the mark (with a double
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click), and execute shortcuts. The mouse will work in the X Window
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System, and on the console when gpm is running. Text can still be
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selected through dragging by holding down the Shift key.
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.TP
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.B set multibuffer
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When reading in a file with ^R, insert it into a new buffer by default.
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.TP
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.B set noconvert
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Don't convert files from DOS/Mac format.
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.TP
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.B set nohelp
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Don't display the two help lines at the bottom of the screen.
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.TP
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.B set nonewlines
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Don't automatically add a newline to the ends of files.
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.TP
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.B set nopauses
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Don't pause between warnings at startup. This means that only
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the last one will be visible (when there are multiple ones).
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.TP
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.B set nowrap
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Don't hard-wrap text at all.
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.TP
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.B set numbercolor \fIfgcolor\fR,\fIbgcolor\fR
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Specify the color combination to use for line numbers.
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See \fBset titlecolor\fR for more details.
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.TP
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.B set operatingdir "\fIdirectory\fP"
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\fBnano\fP will only read and write files inside \fIdirectory\fP and its
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subdirectories. Also, the current directory is changed to here, so
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files are inserted from this directory. By default, the operating
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directory feature is turned off.
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.TP
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.B set positionlog
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Save the cursor position of files between editing sessions.
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The cursor position is remembered for the 200 most-recently edited files.
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(The old form of this option, '\fBset poslog\fR', is deprecated.)
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.TP
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.B set preserve
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Preserve the XON and XOFF keys (^Q and ^S).
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.TP
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.B set punct "\fIstring\fP"
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Set the characters treated as closing punctuation when justifying
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paragraphs. This may not include blank characters. Only the
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specfified closing punctuation, optionally followed by closing brackets
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(see \fBbrackets\fP), can end sentences. The default value is "\fB!.?\fP".
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.TP
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.B set quickblank
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Do quick statusbar blanking. Statusbar messages will disappear after 1
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keystroke instead of 25.
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.TP
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.B set quiet
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\fBnano\fP will not report errors in the \fInanorc\fP file nor ask them
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to be acknowledged by pressing Enter at startup. If this is used, it
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should be placed at the top of the file to be fully effective.
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.TP
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.B set quotestr "\fIstring\fP"
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The email-quote string, used to justify email-quoted paragraphs. This
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is an extended regular expression if your system supports them,
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otherwise a literal string. The default value is
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"\fB^([\ \\t]*[#:>\\|}])+\fP" if you have extended regular expression
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support, and "\fB>\ \fP" otherwise. Note that '\\t' stands for a literal
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Tab character.
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.TP
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.B set rebinddelete
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Interpret the Delete key differently so that both Backspace and Delete
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work properly. You should only need to use this option if Backspace
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acts like Delete on your system.
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.TP
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.B set rebindkeypad
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Interpret the numeric keypad keys so that they all work properly. You
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should only need to use this option if they don't, as mouse support
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won't work properly with this option enabled.
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.TP
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.B set regexp
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Do extended regular expression searches by default.
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.TP
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.B set showcursor
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Put the cursor on the highlighted item in the file browser, to aid
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braille users.
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.TP
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.B set 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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jump to that beginning (either forwards or backwards). If the cursor is
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already at that position, it will jump to the true beginning of the
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line.
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.TP
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.B set smooth
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Use smooth scrolling by default.
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.TP
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.B set softwrap
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Enable soft line wrapping for easier viewing of very long lines.
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.TP
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.B set speller "\fIspellprog\fP"
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Use spelling checker \fIspellprog\fP instead of the built-in one, which
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calls \fIspell\fP.
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.TP
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.B set statuscolor \fIfgcolor\fR,\fIbgcolor\fR
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Specify the color combination to use for the statusbar.
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See \fBset titlecolor\fR for more details.
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.TP
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.B set suspend
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Allow \fBnano\fP to be suspended.
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.TP
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.B set tabsize \fInumber\fR
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Use a tab size of \fInumber\fR columns. The value of \fInumber\fP must be
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greater than 0. The default value is \fB8\fR.
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.TP
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.B set tabstospaces
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Convert typed tabs to spaces.
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.TP
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.B set tempfile
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Save automatically on exit, don't prompt.
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.TP
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.B set titlecolor \fIfgcolor\fR,\fIbgcolor\fR
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Specify the color combination to use for the titlebar.
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Valid names for the foreground and background colors are:
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.BR white ", " black ", " blue ", " green ", " red ", " cyan ", " yellow ", and " magenta .
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The name of the foreground color may be prefixed with \fBbright\fR.
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And either "\fIfgcolor\fR" or ",\fIbgcolor\fR" may be left out.
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.TP
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.B set unix
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Save a file by default in Unix format. This overrides nano's
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default behavior of saving a file in the format that it had.
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(This option has no effect when you also use \fBset noconvert\fR.)
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.TP
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.B set view
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Disallow file modification.
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.TP
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.B set whitespace "\fIstring\fP"
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Set the two characters used to indicate the presence of tabs and
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spaces. They must be single-column characters.
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.TP
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.B set wordbounds
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Detect word boundaries differently by treating punctuation
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characters as parts of words.
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.TP
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.B set wordchars \fIstring\fP
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Specify which other characters (besides the normal alphanumeric ones)
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should be considered as parts of words. This overrides the option
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\fBwordbounds\fR.
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.SH SYNTAX HIGHLIGHTING
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Coloring the different syntactic elements of a file
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is done via regular expressions (see the \fBcolor\fR command below).
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This is inherently imperfect, because regular expressions are not
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powerful enough to fully parse a file. Nevertheless, regular
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expressions can do a lot and are easy to make, so they are a
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good fit for a small editor like \fBnano\fR.
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.sp
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A separate syntax can be defined for each kind of file
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via the following commands:
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.TP
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.BR syntax " ""\fIname\fR"" [""\fIfileregex\fR"" ...]"
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Defines a syntax named \fIname\fP which can be activated via the
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.BR \-Y / \-\-syntax
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command-line option, or will be automatically activated if
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the current filename matches the extended regular expression
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\fIfileregex\fP. All subsequent \fBcolor\fR, \fBicolor\fR,
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\fBheader\fR and other such statements will apply to this
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\fIname\fP syntax until a new \fBsyntax\fR command is encountered.
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The \fBnone\fP syntax is reserved; specifying it on the command line is
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the same as not having a syntax at all. The \fBdefault\fP syntax is
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special: it takes no \fIfileregex\fP, and applies to files that don't
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match any syntax's \fIfileregex\fP.
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.TP
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.BI linter " program " \fR[ "arg " \fR...]
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Use the given \fIprogram\fR to run a syntax check on the current file
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(this overrides the speller function when defined).
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.TP
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.BI formatter " program " \fR[ "arg " \fR...]
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Use the given \fIprogram\fR to automatically reformat text.
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Useful in certain programming languages (e.g. Go).
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.TP
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.BR header " \fIregex\fR " ...
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Add one or more regexes which will
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be compared against the very first line of the file to be edited,
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to determine whether this syntax should be used for that file.
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.TP
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.BR magic " \fIregex\fR " ...
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Add one or more regexes which
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will be compared against the result of querying the \fBmagic\fP
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database about the file to be edited, to determine whether this
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syntax should be used for that file. This
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functionality only works when \fBlibmagic\fP is installed on the
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system and will be silently ignored otherwise.
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.TP
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.BI comment " string"
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Use the given string for commenting and uncommenting lines. A vertical bar or
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pipe character (|) designates bracket-style comments; for example, "/*|*/" for
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CSS files. The characters before the pipe are prepended to the line and the
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characters after the pipe are appended at the end of the line. If no pipe
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character is present, the entire string is prepended; for example, "#" for
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Python files. If empty double quotes are specified, the comment/uncomment
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function is disabled; for example, "" for JSON. Double quotes or backslashes
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may be escaped with a backslash; for example, ".\\"" for man page source.
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.TP
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.B color \fIfgcolor\fR,\fIbgcolor\fR """\fIregex\fR""" ...
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Display all pieces of text that match
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the extended regular expression \fIregex\fP with foreground color
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\fIfgcolor\fP and background color \fIbgcolor\fP, at least one of which
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must be specified. Valid colors for foreground and background
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are: white, black, red, blue, green, yellow, magenta, and cyan. You may
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use the prefix "bright" to get a stronger color highlight for the
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foreground. If your terminal supports transparency, not specifying a
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\fIbgcolor\fP tells \fBnano\fP to attempt to use a transparent
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background.
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.TP
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.B icolor \fIfgcolor\fR,\fIbgcolor\fR """\fIregex\fR""" ...
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Same as above, except that the text matching is case insensitive.
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.TP
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.BR color " \fIfgcolor\fR,\fIbgcolor\fR " start= """\fIsr\fR"" " end= """\fIer\fR""
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Display all pieces of text whose start matches extended regular expression
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\fIsr\fP and whose end matches extended regular expression \fIer\fP with
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foreground color \fIfgcolor\fP and background color \fIbgcolor\fP,
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at least one of which must be specified. This means that, after an
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initial instance of \fIsr\fP, all text will be highlighted until the
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first instance of \fIer\fP. This allows syntax highlighting to span
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multiple lines.
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.TP
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.BR icolor " \fIfgcolor\fR,\fIbgcolor\fR " start= """\fIsr\fR"" " end= """\fIer\fR""
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Same as above, except that the text matching is case insensitive.
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.TP
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.BR include " ""\fIsyntaxfile\fR"""
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Read in self-contained color syntaxes from \fIsyntaxfile\fP. Note that
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\fIsyntaxfile\fP may contain only the above commands, from \fBsyntax\fP
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to \fBicolor\fP.
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.TP
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.BI extendsyntax " name directive " \fR[ "arg " \fR...]
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Extend the syntax previously defined as \fIname\fP to include
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new information. This allows adding a new \fBcolor\fP, \fBicolor\fP,
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\fBheader\fP, \fBmagic\fP, \fBcomment\fP, \fBlinter\fP, or \fBformatter\fP
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directive to an already defined syntax -- useful when you want to
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slightly improve a syntax defined in one of the system-installed
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files (which are normally not writable).
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.SH REBINDING KEYS
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Key bindings can be changed via the following two commands:
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.TP
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.BI bind " key function menu"
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Rebinds the key \fIkey\fP to a new function named \fIfunction\fP in the
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context of menu \fImenu\fP (or in all menus where the function exists
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by using \fBall\fP).
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.TP
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.BI unbind " key menu"
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Unbinds the key \fIkey\fP from the menu named \fImenu\fP (or from all
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menus where it exists by using \fBall\fP).
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.TP
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The format of \fIkey\fP should be one of:
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.RS 3
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.TP 3
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.B ^
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followed by an alpha character or the word "Space".
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Example: ^C
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.TP
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.B M-
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followed by a printable character or the word "Space".
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Example: M-C
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.TP
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.B F
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followed by a numeric value from 1 to 16.
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Example: F10
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.RE
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.TP
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Valid \fIfunction\fP names to be bound are:
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.RS 3
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.TP 2
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.B help
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Invokes the help viewer.
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.TP
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.B cancel
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Cancels the current command.
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.TP
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.B exit
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Exits from the program (or from the help viewer or the file browser).
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.TP
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.B writeout
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Writes the current buffer to disk, asking for a name.
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.TP
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.B savefile
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Writes the current file to disk without prompting or warning.
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.TP
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.B insert
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Inserts a file into the current buffer (at the current cursor position),
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or into a new buffer when option \fBmultibuffer\fR is set.
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.TP
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.B whereis
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Searches for text in the current buffer -- or for filenames matching
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a string in the current list in the file browser.
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.TP
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.B searchagain
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Repeats the last search command without prompting.
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(The form 'research' is deprecated.)
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.TP
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.B findprevious
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As \fBsearchagain\fR, but always in the backward direction.
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.TP
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.B findnext
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As \fBsearchagain\fR, but always in the forward direction.
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.TP
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.B replace
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Interactively replaces text within the current buffer.
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.TP
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.B cut
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Cuts and stores the current line (or the marked region).
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.TP
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.B copytext
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Copies the current line (or the marked region) without deleting it.
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.TP
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.B uncut
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Copies the currently stored text into the current buffer at the
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|
current cursor position.
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.TP
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.B mark
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Sets the mark at the current position, to start selecting text.
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.TP
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.B cutwordleft
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Cuts from the cursor position to the beginning of the preceding word.
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.TP
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.B cutwordright
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Cuts from the cursor position to the beginning of the next word.
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.TP
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.B cutrestoffile
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Cuts all text from the cursor position till the end of the buffer.
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.TP
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.B curpos
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Shows the current cursor position: the line, column, and character positions.
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(The form 'cursorpos' is deprecated.)
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.TP
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.B wordcount
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Counts the number of words, lines and characters in the current buffer.
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.TP
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.B speller
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Invokes a spell-checking program (or a linting program, if the current
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syntax highlighting defines one).
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.TP
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.B linter
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A synonym of \fBspeller\fR (for when the speller has not been configured).
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.TP
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.B justify
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Justifies the current paragraph.
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.TP
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.B fulljustify
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Justifies the entire current buffer.
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.TP
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.B indent
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Indents (shifts to the right) the currently marked text.
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.TP
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.B unindent
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Unindents (shifts to the left) the currently marked text.
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.TP
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.B comment
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Comments or uncomments the current line or marked lines, using the comment
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style specified in the active syntax.
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.TP
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.B complete
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Completes the fragment before the cursor to a full word found elsewhere
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in the current buffer.
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.TP
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.B left
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Goes left one position (in the editor or browser).
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.TP
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.B right
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Goes right one position (in the editor or browser).
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.TP
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.B up
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Goes one line up (in the editor or browser).
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.TP
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.B down
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Goes one line down (in the editor or browser).
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.TP
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.B scrollup
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Scrolls up one line of text from the current position.
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.TP
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.B scrolldown
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Scrolls down one line of text from the current position.
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.TP
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.B prevword
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Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.
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.TP
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.B nextword
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Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next word.
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.TP
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.B home
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Moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
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.TP
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.B end
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Moves the cursor to the end of the current line.
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.TP
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.B beginpara
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Moves the cursor to the beginning of the current paragraph.
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.TP
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.B endpara
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Moves the cursor to the end of the current paragraph.
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.TP
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.B prevblock
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Moves the cursor to the beginning of the current or preceding block of text.
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(Blocks are separated by one or more blank lines.)
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.TP
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.B nextblock
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Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next block of text.
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.TP
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.B prevpage
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Goes up one screenful.
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.TP
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.B nextpage
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Goes down one screenful.
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.TP
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.B firstline
|
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Goes to the first line of the file.
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.TP
|
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.B lastline
|
|
Goes to the last line of the file.
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.TP
|
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.B gotoline
|
|
Goes to a specific line (and column if specified). Negative numbers count
|
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from the end of the file (and end of the line).
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.TP
|
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.B gototext
|
|
Switches from targeting a line number to searching for text.
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.TP
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.B findbracket
|
|
Moves the cursor to the bracket (brace, parenthesis, etc.) that matches
|
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(pairs) with the one under the cursor.
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.TP
|
|
.B prevbuf
|
|
Switches to editing/viewing the previous buffer when multiple buffers are open.
|
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.TP
|
|
.B nextbuf
|
|
Switches to editing/viewing the next buffer when multiple buffers are open.
|
|
.TP
|
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.B verbatim
|
|
Inserts the next keystroke verbatim into the file.
|
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.TP
|
|
.B tab
|
|
Inserts a tab at the current cursor location.
|
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.TP
|
|
.B enter
|
|
Inserts a new line below the current one.
|
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.TP
|
|
.B delete
|
|
Deletes the character under the cursor.
|
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.TP
|
|
.B backspace
|
|
Deletes the character before the cursor.
|
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.TP
|
|
.B undo
|
|
Undoes the last performed text action (add text, delete text, etc).
|
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.TP
|
|
.B redo
|
|
Redoes the last undone action (i.e., it undoes an undo).
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B refresh
|
|
Refreshes the screen.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B suspend
|
|
Suspends the editor (if the suspending function is enabled, see the
|
|
"suspendenable" entry below).
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.TP
|
|
.B casesens
|
|
Toggles case sensitivity in searching (search/replace menus only).
|
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.TP
|
|
.B regexp
|
|
Toggles whether searching/replacing is based on literal strings or regular expressions.
|
|
(The form 'regex' is deprecated.)
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B backwards
|
|
Toggles whether searching/replacing goes forward or backward.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B prevhistory
|
|
Shows the previous history entry in the prompt menus (e.g. search).
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B nexthistory
|
|
Shows the next history entry in the prompt menus (e.g. search).
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B flipreplace
|
|
Toggles between searching for something and replacing something.
|
|
(The form 'dontreplace' is deprecated.)
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B flipexecute
|
|
Toggles between inserting a file and executing a command.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B flipnewbuffer
|
|
Toggles between inserting into the current buffer and into a new
|
|
empty buffer.
|
|
(The form 'newbuffer' is deprecated.)
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B dosformat
|
|
When writing a file, switches to writing a DOS format (CR/LF).
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B macformat
|
|
When writing a file, switches to writing a Mac format.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B append
|
|
When writing a file, appends to the end instead of overwriting.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B prepend
|
|
When writing a file, 'prepends' (writes at the beginning) instead of overwriting.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B backup
|
|
When writing a file, creates a backup of the current file.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B discardbuffer
|
|
When about to write a file, discard the current buffer without saving.
|
|
(This function is bound by default only when option \fB\-\-tempfile\fR
|
|
is in effect.)
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B tofiles
|
|
Starts the file browser, allowing to select a file from a list.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B gotodir
|
|
Goes to a directory to be specified, allowing to browse anywhere
|
|
in the filesystem.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B firstfile
|
|
Goes to the first file when using the file browser (reading or writing files).
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B lastfile
|
|
Goes to the last file when using the file browser (reading or writing files).
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B nohelp
|
|
Toggles the presence of the two-line list of key bindings at the bottom of the screen.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B constupdate
|
|
Toggles the constant display of the current line, column, and character positions.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B morespace
|
|
Toggles the presence of the blank line which 'separates' the titlebar from the file text.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B smoothscroll
|
|
Toggles smooth scrolling (when moving around with the arrow keys).
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B softwrap
|
|
Toggles the displaying of overlong lines on multiple screen lines.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B whitespacedisplay
|
|
Toggles the showing of whitespace.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B nosyntax
|
|
Toggles syntax highlighting.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B smarthome
|
|
Toggles the smartness of the Home key.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B autoindent
|
|
Toggles whether new lines will contain the same amount of whitespace as the preceding line.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B cuttoend
|
|
Toggles whether cutting text will cut the whole line or just from the current cursor
|
|
position to the end of the line.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B nowrap
|
|
Toggles whether long lines will be hard-wrapped to the next line.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B tabstospaces
|
|
Toggles whether typed tabs will be converted to spaces.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B backupfile
|
|
Toggles whether a backup will be made of the file being edited.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B multibuffer
|
|
Toggles whether a file is inserted into the current buffer
|
|
or read into a new buffer.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B mouse
|
|
Toggles mouse support.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B noconvert
|
|
Toggles automatic conversion of files from DOS/Mac format.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B suspendenable
|
|
Toggles whether the suspend sequence (normally ^Z) will suspend the editor window.
|
|
.RE
|
|
|
|
.TP
|
|
Valid \fImenu\fP sections are:
|
|
.RS 3
|
|
.TP 2
|
|
.B main
|
|
The main editor window where text is entered and edited.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B search
|
|
The search menu (AKA whereis).
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B replace
|
|
The 'search to replace' menu.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B replacewith
|
|
The 'replace with' menu, which comes up after 'search to replace'.
|
|
(The form 'replace2' is deprecated.)
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B gotoline
|
|
The 'goto line (and column)' menu.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B writeout
|
|
The 'write file' menu.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B insert
|
|
The 'insert file' menu.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B extcmd
|
|
The menu for inserting output from an external command, reached from the insert menu.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B help
|
|
The help-viewer menu.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B spell
|
|
The interactive spell checker Yes/no menu.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B linter
|
|
The linter menu.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B browser
|
|
The file browser for inserting or writing a file.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B whereisfile
|
|
The 'search for a file' menu in the file browser.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B gotodir
|
|
The 'go to directory' menu in the file browser.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B all
|
|
A special name that encompasses all menus.
|
|
For \fBbind\fR it means all menus where the specified \fIfunction\fR exists;
|
|
for \fBunbind\fR it means all menus where the specified \fIkey\fR exists.
|
|
.RE
|
|
|
|
.SH FILES
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B /etc/nanorc
|
|
System-wide configuration file.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.B ~/.nanorc
|
|
Per-user configuration file.
|
|
|
|
.SH SEE ALSO
|
|
.BR nano (1)
|
|
|
|
.SH AUTHOR
|
|
Chris Allegretta and others (see the files \fIAUTHORS\fP and
|
|
\fITHANKS\fP for details). This manual page was originally written by
|
|
Jordi Mallach for the Debian system (but may be used by others).
|