---
name: "ne"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ne"
version: "3.3.3-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ne"
---

# ne(1)

A nice editor

## NAME

ne - A nice editor

## SYNOPSIS

**ne \[options\] files**

- Options:

  \[--help\] \[--\] \[+\[N\[,M\]\]\] \[--binary\] \[--read-only\] \[--utf8\] \[--no-utf8\] \[--ansi\] \[--no-ansi\] \[--no-config\] \[--no-syntax\] \[--prefs ext\] \[--keys key-configuration-file\] \[--menus menu-configuration-file\] \[--macro macro-file\]

## DESCRIPTION

**ne** is a free text editor that runs on (hopefully almost) any UN\*X machine.  **ne** is easy to use for the beginner, but powerful and fully configurable for the wizard, and most sparing in its resource usage.

This documentation is incomplete.  The Texinfo/info/HTML/PDF documentation is the authoritative source (try **info ne** or **info -f ne**).

### OPTIONS

- *--help*

  Prints a help message.

- *--*

  Next token is a filename. May appear more than once.

- *+\[N\[,M\]\]*

  Moves to the last or N-th line, first or M-th column of the next named file. May appear more than once.

-

  - *--binary*

  Load the next named file in binary mode. May appear more than once.

- *--read-only*

  Load the next file in read-only mode. May appear more than once.

- *--utf8*

  Use UTF-8 I/O.

- *--no-utf8*

  Do not use UTF-8 I/O.

- *--ansi*

  Use the built-in ANSI sequences.

- *--no-ansi*

  Never use the built-in ANSI sequences.

- *--no-config*

  Skip reading the menu and keyboard configuration files.

- *--no-syntax*

  Disable syntax-highlighting support.

- *--prefs ext*

  Set autoprefs for the provided extension before loading the first file.

- *--keys key-configuration-file*

  Use the specified keyboard configuration file.

- *--menus menu-configuration-file*

  Use the specified menu configuration file.

- *--macro macro-file*

  Execute the given macro after startup.

### USAGE

Start **ne**, then use escape, escape-escape or F1 to access the menus.

### BUGS

Please send bug reports to Sebastiano Vigna \<vigna@di.unimi.it\> or Todd Lewis \<utoddl@gmail.com\>.

### AUTHORS

**ne** was originally written by Sebastiano Vigna. Todd M. Lewis added several new features. Daniele Filaretti helped with syntax highlighting.