1 NEdit

       NEdit - Text Editor

       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]
	     [-V|-version] [--] [file...]

       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 MS Windows editors, for users of
       X workstations and X terminals.

2 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 from the nc program. nc can be used to interface
	   NEdit to code development environments, mailers, etc., or
	   just as a quick way to open files from the shell command
	   line without starting a new NEdit session.

       -do command
	   Execute an NEdit macro or action. On each file following 
	   the -do argument on the command line. -do is particularly
	   useful from the nc 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 subroutines and data objects. The file must be
	   of the format generated by Exuberant Ctags, or the
	   standard Unix ctags command.

       -tabs n
	   Set tab stops every n characters.

       -wrap, -nowrap
	   Wrap long lines at the right edge of the window rather
	   than continuing 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 ~filename (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 with -xrm "*fontList:font".

       -geometry geometry, -g geometry
	   The initial size and/or location of editor windows.
	   The argument geometry has the form:

	     [<width>x<height>][+|-][<xoffset>[+|-]<yoffset>]

	   where C`<width>' and `<height>' are the desired width and
	   height of the 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 specifies 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 responds to requests only when nc is
	   given a corresponding -svrname argument.  By naming
	   servers, you can run several simultaneously, and
	   direct files and commands specifically to any one.

       -import file
	   Loads an additional preferences file on top of the existing
	   defaults saved in your .nedit file. To incorporate macros,
	   language modes, and highlight patterns and styles written by
	   other users, run nedit with -import <file>, then re-save
	   your .nedit file with Preferences->Save Defaults.

       -V, -version
	   Prints version and build information, to be mentioned
	   when reporting bugs and problems.

       --  Treats all subsequent arguments as file names, even if
	   they start with a dash.  This is so NEdit can access
	   files that begin with the dash character.

2 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 spe-
	   cial files (see section FILES, below).

	   This variable is new to NEdit 5.4.

2 FILES
  
       From version 5.4 on, NEdit creates a directory in which
       NEdit's special files reside. This directory is named
       '.nedit' by default.

       nedit.rc
	   This is an X resource file which contains most user settings
	   for NEdit. It is read at startup and written by selecting
	   the item 'Save Defaults...' in the Preferences menu. Do not
	   edit this file 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 and 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 were used by version 5.3 and below. These
       legacy file names are `$HOME/.nedit', `$HOME/.neditdb' and
       `$HOME/.neditmacro', respectively. This legacy naming
       scheme will be used if NEdit detects that `$HOME/.nedit'
       is a regular file.

       See also the entry for NEDIT_HOME under ENVIRONMENT,
       above.

2 NOTES
       For more information see NEdit's online help, or nedit.doc
       in the NEdit distribution kit.

       NEdit sources, executables, additional documentation, and
       contributed software are available from the NEdit web site
       at http://nedit.org.

2 SEE_ALSO
       nc(1), X(1), mwm(1), ctags(1), etags(1)

2 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 Greef, Steve LoBasso, Alexander Mai, Scott Tringali,
       Thorsten Haude, Steve Haehn, Andrew Hood, and Nathaniel Gray.

       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 Loohuis,
       Mark Jones, and Niek van den Berg.

2 COPYRIGHT
       This program is free software; you can redistribute it
       and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
       License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
       either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any
       later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be
       useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
       warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE.	 See the GNU General Public License in the Help
       section "Distribution Policy" for more details.
