ne(1) A nice editor

SYNOPSIS

ne [options] files
Options:
[--help] [--] [+[N[,M]]] [--binary] [--utf8] [--no-utf8] [--ansi] [--no-ansi] [--no-config] [--no-syntax] [--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.
--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.
--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 <[email protected]> or Todd Lewis <[email protected]>.

AUTHORS

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