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nc - Client program for NEdit text editor
SYNOPSYS
nc [-read] [-create] [-line n ⎪ +n] [-do command]
[-ask] [-noask] [-svrname name] [-svrcmd command]
[-lm languagemode]
[-geometry geometry ⎪ -g geometry] [-icon ⎪ -iconic]
[-display [host]:server[.screen]]
[-timeout seconds] [-wait] [-xrm resourcestring]
[-tabbed] [-untabbed] [-group]
[-V ⎪ -version] [--] [file...]
DESCRIPTION
nc is the client interface to the NEdit text editor. A server can be
started explicitly by running NEdit in server mode:
nedit -server
If no server is running, nc will start one unless configured otherwise.
Client/server mode is useful for integrating NEdit with software devel‐
opment environments, mailers, and other programs; or just as a quick
way to open files from the shell command line without starting a new
NEdit session.
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.
-do command
Execute an NEdit macro or action on the file following the -do
argument on the command line.
If you use this command without a filename, nc would randomly
choose one window to focus and execute the macro in.
-ask, -noask
Instructs nc whether to automatically start a server if one is not
available. This overrides the X resource `nc.autoStart'.
-svrname name
Explicitly instructs nc which server to connect to, an instance of
nedit(1) with a corresponding -svrname argument. By naming
servers, you can run several simultaneously, and direct files and
commands specifically to any one.
-svrcmd command
The command which nc uses to start an NEdit server. It is also set‐
table via the X resource `nc.serverCommand', by default, "nedit
-server".
-lm languagemode
Initial language mode used for editing succeeding files.
-geometry geometry, -g geometry
The initial size and/or location of editor windows. The argument
geometry has the form:
[<width>x<height>][+⎪-][<xoffset>[+⎪-]<yoffset>]
where `<width>' and `<height>' are the desired width and height of
the window, and `<xoffset>' and `<yoffset>' are the distance from
the edge of the screen to the window, + for top or left, - for bot‐
tom or right. -geometry can be specified for individual files on
the command line.
-icon, -iconic
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.
-timeout seconds
Basic time-out period (in seconds) used in communication with an
NEdit server. Default: 10 seconds. Also settable via the X
resource `nc.timeOut'.
Under rare conditions (such as a slow connection), it may be neces‐
sary to increase the time-out period. In most cases, the default is
fine.
-wait
Instructs nc not to return to the shell until all files given are
closed.
Normally, nc returns once the files given in its command line are
opened by the server. When this option is given, nc returns only
after the last file given in this call is closed. Note that this
option affects all files, not only the ones following this option
in the command line.
-xrm resourcestring
Set the value of an X resource to override a default value.
-tabbed
Open all subsequent files in new tabs. Resets -group option.
-untabbed
Open all subsequent files in new windows. Resets -group option.
-group
Open all subsequent files as tabs in a new window.
-V, -version
Prints version and build information, to be mentioned when report‐
ing bugs and problems.
-- Treats all subsequent arguments as file names, even if they start
with a dash. This is so NEdit can access files that begin with the
dash character.
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
NOTES
Communication between nc(1) and nedit(1) is through the X display. So
as long as X windows is set up and working properly, nc will work prop‐
erly as well. nc uses the `DISPLAY' environment variable, the machine
name and your user name to find the appropriate server, meaning, if you
have several machines sharing a common file system, nc will not be able
to find a server that is running on a machine with a different host
name, even though it may be perfectly appropriate for editing a given
file.
In typical Unix style, arguments affect the files which follow them on
the command line, for example:
incorrect:
nc file.c -line 25
correct:
nc -line 25 file.c
For more information see NEdit's online help, or nedit.doc in the NEdit
distribution kit.
SEE ALSOnedit(1), X(1), mwm(1), ctags(1), etags(1)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, Thorsten Haude, Steve Haehn,
Andrew Hood, Nathaniel Gray, and TK Soh.
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.
In addition, as a special exception to the GNU GPL, the copyright hold‐
ers give permission to link the code of this program with the Motif and
Open Motif libraries (or with modified versions of these that use the
same license), and distribute linked combinations including the two.
You must obey the GNU General Public License in all respects for all of
the code used other than linking with Motif/Open Motif. If you modify
this file, you may extend this exception to your version of the file,
but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete
this exception statement from your version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MER‐
CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
Public License in the Help section "Distribution Policy" for more
details.
NEdit 5.5 2004-07-21 NC(1)
