nano

commit 36fcdce88635a9aec3b42f91407c70039e152b0a
parent b760388bbfb0d6e01825d68d08de7ad54738ddce
Author: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@telfort.nl>
Date:   Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:27:15 +0200

docs: concisely describe how the linter behaves

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doc/nano.texi
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doc/nanorc.5
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2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/nano.texi b/doc/nano.texi
@@ -1482,6 +1482,11 @@ Invokes a full-buffer-processing program (if the active syntax defines one).
 
 @item linter
 Invokes a syntax-checking program (if the active syntax defines one).
+If this program produces lines of the form "filename:linenum:charnum:
+some message", then the cursor will be put at the indicated position
+in the mentioned file while showing "some message" on the status bar.
+You can move from message to message with @kbd{PgUp} and @kbd{PgDn},
+and leave linting mode with @kbd{^C} or @kbd{Enter}.
 
 @item justify
 Justifies the current paragraph (or the marked region).
diff --git a/doc/nanorc.5 b/doc/nanorc.5
@@ -691,6 +691,11 @@ Invokes a full-buffer-processing program (if the active syntax defines one).
 .TP
 .B linter
 Invokes a syntax-checking program (if the active syntax defines one).
+If this program produces lines of the form "filename:linenum:charnum:
+some message", then the cursor will be put at the indicated position
+in the mentioned file while showing "some message" on the status bar.
+You can move from message to message with <PgUp> and <PgDn>,
+and leave linting mode with \fB^C\fR or <Enter>.
 .TP
 .B justify
 Justifies the current paragraph (or the marked region).