NEDIT(1)

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NEDIT(1)

NAME
NEdit - Text Editor
SYNOPSYS
nedit [-read] [-create] [-line n | +n] [-server]
[-do command] [-tags file] [-tabs n]
[-wrap] [-nowrap] [-autowrap]
[-autoindent] [-noautoindent]
[-autosave] [-noautosave]
[-lm languagemode] [-rows n] [-columns n]
[-font font]
[-geometry|-g geometry] [-iconic] [-noiconic]
[-display [host]:server[.screen]]
[-xrm resourcestring]
[-svrname name] [-import file]
[-background|-bg color] [-foreground|-fg color]
[-tabbed] [-untabbed] [-group]
[-V|-version] [-h|-help] [--] [file...]
DESCRIPTION
NEdit is a standard GUI (Graphical User Interface) style text editor for
programs and plain-text files. It provides mouse based
editing and a streamlined editing style, based on popular Macintosh and M
S Windows editors, for users of X workstations and X
terminals.
OPTIONS
-read
Open the file read-only regardless of the actual file protection.
-create
Don't warn about file creation when a file doesn't exist.
-line n, +n
Go to line number n.
-server
Designate this session as an NEdit server, for processing commands fr
om the nc(1) program. nc(1) can be used to interface
NEdit to code development environments, mailers, etc., or just as a q
uick way to open files from the shell command line
without starting a new NEdit session.
-do command
Execute an NEdit macro or action on the file following the -do argume
nt on the command line. -do is particularly useful from
the nc(1) program, where `nc -do' can remotely execute commands in an
nedit -server session.
-tags file
Load a file of directions for finding definitions of program subrouti
nes and data objects. The file must be of the format
generated by Exuberant Ctags, or the standard Unix ctags(1) command.
-tabs n

Set tab stops every n characters.

-wrap, -nowrap
Wrap long lines at the right edge of the window rather than continuin
g them past it. (Continuous Wrap mode)
-autowrap, -noautowrap
Wrap long lines when the cursor reaches the right edge of the window
by inserting newlines at word boundaries. (Auto Newline
Wrap mode)
-autoindent, -noautoindent
Maintain a running indent.
-autosave, -noautosave
Maintain a backup copy of the file being edited under the name ~filen
ame (on Unix) or _filename (on VMS).
-lm languagemode
Initial language mode used for editing succeeding files.
-rows n
Default height in characters for an editing window.
-columns n
Default width in characters for an editing window.
-font font, -fn font
Font for text being edited. Font for menus and dialogs can be set wit
h -xrm "*fontList:font".
-geometry geometry, -g geometry
The initial size and/or location of editor windows. The argument geom
etry has the form:
[<width>x<height>][+|-][<xoffset>[+|-]<yoffset>]
where C`<width>' and "<height>" are the desired width and height of t
he window, and <xoffset> and C`<yoffset>' are the
distance from the edge of the screen to the window, + for top or left
, - for bottom or right. -geometry can be specified for
individual files on the command line.
-iconic, -noiconic
Initial window state for succeeding files.
-display [host]:server[.screen]
The name of the X server to use. host specifies the machine, server s
pecifies the display server number, and screen specifies
the screen number. host or screen can be omitted and default to the
local machine, and screen 0.
-background color, -bg color
Background color. The background color for text can be set separately
with -xrm "nedit*text.background: color".
-foreground color, -fg color
Foreground color. The foreground color for text can be set separately
with -xrm "nedit*text.foreground: color".

-xrm resourcestring
Set the value of an X resource to override a default value.
-svrname name
When starting nedit in server mode, name the server, such that it res
ponds to requests only when nc(1) is given a
corresponding -svrname argument. By naming servers, you can run sever
al simultaneously, and direct files and commands
specifically to any one. Specifying a non-empty name automatically de
signates this session as an NEdit server, as though
-server were specified.
-import file
Loads an additional preferences file on top of the existing defaults
saved in your nedit.rc file. To incorporate macros,
language modes, and highlight patterns and styles written by other us
ers, run nedit with -import <file>, then re-save your
nedit.rc file with Preferences->Save Defaults.
-tabbed
Open all subsequent files in new tabs. Resets -group option.
-untabbed
Open all subsequent files in new windows. Resets -group option.
-group
Open all subsequent files as tabs in a new window.
-V, -version
Prints version and build information, to be mentioned when reporting
bugs and problems.
-h, -help
Prints the command line help and then exits.
-- Treats all subsequent arguments as file names, even if they start wit
h a dash. This is so NEdit can access files that begin
with the dash character.
ENVIRONMENT
DISPLAY
NEdit requires an X-based workstation or X-Terminal. If you have used
telnet or rlogin to access the host Unix system, set
the Unix environment variable for your display:
csh-type shells:
% setenv DISPLAY devicename:0
sh-type shells:
% DISPLAY=devicename:0 && export DISPLAY
NEDIT_HOME
This environment variable can be set to the name of a directory. This
directory will then be used instead of `$HOME/.nedit'
as the base directory for NEdit's special files (see section FILES, b
elow).
This variable is new to NEdit 5.4.

FILES
From version 5.4 on, NEdit creates a directory in which NEdit's special f
iles reside. This directory is named '.nedit' by
default.
nedit.rc
This is an X resource file which contains most user settings for NEdi
t. It is read at startup and written by selecting the
item 'Save Defaults...' in the Preferences menu. Do not edit this fil
e by hand, all settings can be reached via the 'Default
Settings' menu.
nedit.history
The list of recently opened files. Do not edit this file by hand.
autoload.nm
A file that can contain a number of NEdit Macro Language statements a
nd subroutine definitions. The statements will be
executed when an NEdit server starts, the subroutines will be loaded
for later reference. This file will not be created or
modified by NEdit (unless you load it and edit it of course).
Note that NEdit still supports the older names for these files, which wer
e used by version 5.3 and below. These file names are
`$HOME/.nedit', `$HOME/.neditdb' and `$HOME/.neditmacro', respectively. T
he old naming scheme will be used if NEdit detects that
`$HOME/.nedit' is a regular file and NEDIT_HOME isn't set.
See also the entry for NEDIT_HOME under ENVIRONMENT, above.
NOTES
For more information see NEdit's online help, or nedit.doc in the NEdit d
istribution kit.
NEdit sources, executables, additional documentation, and contributed sof
tware are available from the NEdit web site at
http://nedit.org.
SEE ALSO
nc(1), X(1), mwm(1), ctags(1), etags(1)
AUTHORS
NEdit was written by Mark Edel, Joy Kyriakopulos, Christopher Conrad, Jim
Clark, Arnulfo Zepeda-Navratil, Suresh Ravoor, Tony
Balinski, Max Vohlken, Yunliang Yu, Donna Reid, Arne Forlie, Eddy De Gree
f, Steve LoBasso, Alexander Mai, Scott Tringali,
Thorsten Haude, Steve Haehn, Andrew Hood, Nathaniel Gray, and TK Soh.
The regular expression matching routines used in NEdit are adapted (with
permission) from original code written by Henry Spencer
at the University of Toronto.
Syntax highlighting patterns and smart indent macros were contributed by:
Simon T. MacDonald, Maurice Leysens, Matt Majka,
Alfred Smeenk, Alain Fargues, Christopher Conrad, Scott Markinson, Konrad
Bernloehr, Ivan Herman, Patrice Venant, Christian
Denat, Philippe Couton, Max Vohlken, Markus Schwarzenberg, Himanshu Gohel
, Steven C. Kapp, Michael Turomsha, John Fieber, Chris
Ross, Nathaniel Gray, Joachim Lous, Mike Duigou, Seak Teng-Fong, Joor Loo

huis, Mark Jones, and Niek van den Berg.

COPYRIGHT
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it u
nder the terms of the GNU General Public License as
published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the Licens
e, or (at your option) any later version.
In addition, as a special exception to the GNU GPL, the copyright holders
give permission to link the code of this program with
the Motif and Open Motif libraries (or with modified versions of these th
at use the same license), and distribute linked
combinations including the two. You must obey the GNU General Public Lice
nse in all respects for all of the code used other than
linking with Motif/Open Motif. If you modify this file, you may extend th
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UT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
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