NC(1)NC(1)NAMEnc - Client program for NEdit text editor
SYNOPSYSnc [-read] [-create] [-line n | +n] [-do command] [-ask]
[-noask] [-svrname name] [-svrcmd command] [-lm language_
mode] [-geometry geometry] [-iconic] [-display
[host]:server[.screen]] [file...]
DESCRIPTIONnc 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 config
ured otherwize. Client/server mode is useful for inte
grating NEdit with software development 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 each file follow
ing the -do argument on the command line.
-ask, -noask
Instructs nc whether to automatically start a server
if one is not available. This is also settable via 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 specifi
cally to any one.
-svrcmd command
The command which nc uses to start an NEdit server. It
is also settable via the X resource `nc.serverCom
mand', by default, "nedit -server".
-lm languagemode
Initial language mode used for editing succeeding
files.
-geometry 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 `<yoff
set>' 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
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.
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 and nedit(1) is through the X
display. So as long as X windows is set up and working
properly, nc will work properly as well. nc uses the `DIS
PLAY' 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), vi(1), emacs(1)AUTHORS
NEdit was written by Mark Edel, Joy Kyriakopulos, Christo
pher 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, and Scott Tringali.
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.
2001-08-12 NC(1)
