Commit e1f46a98 authored by Benno Schulenberg's avatar Benno Schulenberg
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Adding the documentation for the new --noread option.

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2014-04-08 Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@justemail.net>
* doc: Add the documentation for the new --noread option.
2014-04-08 Hans Alves <fonsvandeachterburen@gmail.com>
* nano.h, files.c, nano.c: Adding the command-line option --noread
to treat any name on the command line as a new file. This allows
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.\" <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
.\"
.\" $Id$
.TH NANO 1 "version 2.3.3" "March 2014"
.TH NANO 1 "version 2.3.3" "April 2014"
.\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
.\"
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click), and execute shortcuts. The mouse will work in the X Window
System, and on the console when gpm is running.
.TP
.B \-n (\-\-noread)
Treat any name given on the command line as a new file. This allows
\fBnano\fR to write to named pipes: it will start with a blank buffer,
and will write to the pipe when the user saves the "file". This way
\fBnano\fR can be used as an editor in combination with for instance
\fBgpg\fR without having to write sensitive data to disk first.
.TP
.B \-o \fIdir\fP (\-\-operatingdir=\fIdir\fP)
Set operating directory. Makes \fBnano\fP set up something similar to a
chroot.
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@c Run 'makeinfo' rather than 'texinfo-format-buffer'.
@smallbook
@set EDITION 0.1
@set VERSION 2.2.0
@set UPDATED 30 Nov 2009
@set VERSION 2.3.3
@set UPDATED April 2014
@dircategory Editors
@direntry
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click), and execute shortcuts. The mouse will work in the X Window
System, and on the console when gpm is running.
@item -n, --noread
Treat any name given on the command line as a new file. This allows
@code{nano} to write to named pipes: it will start with a blank buffer,
and will write to the pipe when the user saves the "file". This way
@code{nano} can be used as an editor in combination with for instance
@code{gpg} without having to write sensitive data to disk first.
@item -o <dir>, --operatingdir=<dir>
Set operating directory. Makes @code{nano} set up something similar to
a chroot.
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