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The NEdit Command Line
nedit
[-read] [-create]
[-line n | +n] [-server]
[-do command]
[-tags
file] [-tabs n] [-wrap]
[-nowrap] [-autowrap]
[-autoindent]
[-noautoindent] [-autosave]
[-noautosave]
[-rows
n] [-columns n] [-font
font]
[-lm
languagemode] [-geometry geometry]
[-iconic]
[-svrname
name] [-display [host]:server[.screen]
[-xrm
resourcestring] [-import file] [file...]
-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 (or +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 the 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).-
-rows n :
Default height in characters for an editing window.
-columns n
:
Default width in characters for an editing window.-font font (or
-fn font) :
Font for text being edited (Font for menus and
dialogs can be set with -xrm
"*fontList:font").-lm languagemode
:
Initial language mode used for editing
succeeding files.-geometry geometry
(or -g geometry) :
The initial size and/or location of editor windows.
The argument has the form:
[<width>x<height>][+|-][<xoffset>[+|-]<yoffset>]
where <width> and <height>
are the desired width and height of the window,
and <xoffset> and <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 :
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
(or -bg color) :
Background color. (background color for text can
be set separately with: -xrm "nedit*text.background:
color").-foreground color
(or -fg color) :
Foreground color. (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 correspoding -svrname argument. By
naming servers, you can run several simultaneously,
and direct files and commands s-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 , then re-save your .nedit
file with Preferences -> Save Defaults.
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Released on Wed, 6 Nov 2002
by
C. Denat