--- name: "nedit" section: "1x" platform: "linux" package: "nedit" version: "1:5.2-1.1" release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/nedit/1x" --- # nedit(1x) Text Editor ## NAME NEdit - Text Editor ## SYNOPSYS nedit \[**-read**\] \[**-create**\] \[**-line** *n* ⎪ **+***n*\] \[**-server**\] \[**-do** *command*\] \[**-tags** *file*\] \[**-tabs** *n*\] \[**-wrap**\] \[**-nowrap**\] \[**-autowrap**\] \[**-autoindent**\] \[**-noautoindent**\] \[**-autosave**\] \[**-noautosave**\] \[**-lm** *languagemode*\] \[**-rows** n\] \[**-columns** *n*\] \[**-font** *font*\] \[**-geometry** *geometry*\] \[**-iconic**\] \[**-noiconic**\] \[**-display** *\[host\]:server\[.screen\]*\] \[**-xrm** *resourcestring*\] \[**-svrname** *name*\] \[**-import** *file*\] \[**-background** *color*\] \[**-foreground** *color*\] \[**-V**\] \[**-version**\] \[file...\] ## 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 MS 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 from the [*nc*(1)](/nc/1.md) program. [*nc*(1)](/nc/1.md) 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*(1)](/nc/1.md) 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*(1)](/ctags/1.md) 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: ``` [x][+⎪-][[+⎪-]] ``` where `` `' `` and `` `' `` are the desired width and height of the window, and `` `' `` and `` `' `` 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*(1)](/nc/1.md) 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** *\*, 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. Also prints credits and license information. ## 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: ``` % setenv DISPLAY devicename:0 ``` ## FILES NEdit stores a few files in a user's home directory:\ - *.nedit* The general configuration file. Do not edit this file by hand.\ - *.neditmacro* A file that can contain a number of macro statements and subroutines. The statements will be executed when a NEdit server starts, the subroutines will be loaded for later reference.\ - *.neditdb* The list of recently opened files. Do not edit this file by hand. ## 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. ## SEE ALSO [*nc*(1)](/nc/1.md), X(1), [*mwm*(1)](/mwm/1.md), [*vi*(1)](/vi/1.md), [*emacs*(1)](/emacs/1.md), [*ctags*(1)](/ctags/1.md) ## 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, and Thorsten Haude. 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. ## 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.