---
name: "mped.english"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mped"
version: "3.1.11-1"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mped.english"
---

# mped.english(1)

little editor with powerful features

## NAME

mped - little editor with powerful features

## SYNOPSIS

**mped** \[*options*\] *files*...\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **mped** command. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**Minimum Profit** (aka **mp**, aka **mped** in Debian systems to avoid name conflicts) is a programmer's text editor. It features small memory and disk requirements, syntax highlighting, context-sensitive help for the source code being edited, multiple simultaneous file editing, ctags support, word wrapping, and more.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **--version**

  Show version of program.

- **-t, --tag \<tag\>**

  Edits the file where *tag* is defined.

- **-w, --word-wrap \<col\>**

  Sets word-wrapping at column *col*.

- **-ts, --tab-size \<size\>**

  Sets tab size to *size*.

- **--alt-color**

  Alternative color set (more contrast).

- **--mouse**

  Activates mouse usage for cursor positioning.

- **--col80**

  Marks column number 80.

- **-hw, --hardware-cursor**

  Activates the use of the hardware cursor.

- **-bw, --monochrome**

  Use a monochrome color set.

- **-m, --mode \<mode\>**

  Syntax highlight mode. Available modes are:  html xml c perl man mail sh ruby.

## AUTHOR

Angel Ortega \<angel@triptico.com\> (see the **mp** home page at http://www.triptico.com/software/mp)\
 This manual page was written by Roberto Suarez Soto \<turgon@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).