diff --git a/README b/README index c3ea0b1cde8fe009f6af199e2c4ad4a4cc0c24fb..928de1a62ce001cb107e19845b9fd82379b58a57 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,70 +1,67 @@ - GNU nano - an enhanced clone of the Pico text editor. + GNU nano -- an enhanced clone of the Pico text editor Overview - The nano project was started because of a few "problems" with the - wonderfully easy-to-use and friendly Pico text editor. + The nano project was started because of a few "problems" with the + wonderfully easy-to-use and friendly Pico text editor. - First and foremost was its license: the Pine suite does not use - the GPL or a GPL-friendly license, and has unclear restrictions on - redistribution. Because of this, Pine and Pico are not included - with many GNU/Linux distributions. Also, other features (like - go-to-line-number or search-and-replace) were unavailable until - recently or require a command-line flag. Yuck. + First and foremost was its license: the Pine suite does not use + the GPL or a GPL-friendly license, and has unclear restrictions on + redistribution. Because of this, Pine and Pico are not included + with many GNU/Linux distributions. Also, other features (like + go-to-line-number or search-and-replace) were unavailable until + recently or require a command-line flag. Yuck. - nano aims to solve these problems by emulating the functionality of - Pico as closely as possible while addressing the problems above and - providing other extra functionality. + nano aims to solve these problems by emulating the functionality of + Pico as closely as possible while addressing the problems above and + providing other extra functionality. - The nano editor is an official GNU package. For more information on - GNU and the Free Software Foundation, please see http://www.gnu.org/. + The nano editor is an official GNU package. For more information on + GNU and the Free Software Foundation, please see http://www.gnu.org/. How to compile and install nano - Download the nano source code, then: + Download the nano source code, then: - tar zxvf nano-x.y.z.tar.gz - cd nano-x.y.z - ./configure - make - make install + tar xvzf nano-x.y.z.tar.gz + cd nano-x.y.z + ./configure + make + make install - It's that simple. Use --prefix with configure to override the - default installation directory of /usr/local. + It's that simple. Use --prefix with configure to override the + default installation directory of /usr/local. - If you haven't configured with the "--disable-nanorc" option, after - installation you may want to copy the doc/nanorc.sample to your - home directory, rename it to ".nanorc", and then edit it according - to your taste. + If you haven't configured with the --disable-nanorc option, after + installation you may want to copy the doc/nanorc.sample file to + your home directory, rename it to ".nanorc", and then edit it + according to your taste. Web Page https://nano-editor.org/ -Mailing Lists and Bug Reports +Mailing Lists - Savannah hosts all the nano-related mailing-lists. + There are three nano-related mailing-lists. + info-nano@gnu.org is a very low traffic list used to announce - new nano versions or other important information about the - project. + new nano versions or other important info about the project. + help-nano@gnu.org is for those seeking to get help without wanting to hear about the technical details of its development. - + nano-devel@gnu.org is the list used by the people that make - nano and a general development discussion list, with moderate - traffic. - - To subscribe, send email to <name>-request@gnu.org with a - subject of "subscribe", where <name> is the list you want to - subscribe to. - - For general bug reports, please file a description of the problem - on the Savannah bug tracker page for nano - (https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano). The issue may have - already been reported, and we are better able to track the state - of the issue and whom to notify when fixed, the more the bug - tracker is used. + + nano-devel@gnu.org is the list used by the people that make nano + and a general development discussion list, with moderate traffic. + + To subscribe, send email to <name>-request@gnu.org with a subject + of "subscribe", where <name> is the list you want to subscribe to. + +Bug Reports + + To report a bug, please file a description of the problem on nano's + bug tracker (https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano -- hover on + "Bugs", then click "Submit new"). The issue may have already been + reported, so please look first. Current Status