commit 7fac9ec51cd1c3ef634fe04f71a78dbe596fbdd7
parent 17f5c056ca73bb0617db807a28d8d0d8d31c2473
Author: David Lawrence Ramsey <pooka109@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 14:55:26 -0600
docs: mention the ability to read from stdin
Also, remove the special "+line,column" argument from among the options,
since it isn't an option -- put it in a separate paragraph instead.
Diffstat:
2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/nano.1 b/doc/nano.1
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ top of copying Pico's look and feel, \fBnano\fP also implements some
missing (or disabled by default) features in Pico, such as "search and
replace" and "go to line and column number".
+When opening a file, the cursor can be put on a specific line by adding
+the line number with a plus sign (\fB+\fR) before the filename, and even
+in a specific column by adding it with a comma.
+
+If the first file specified is a dash (\fB\-\fR), \fBnano\fR will read
+data from standard input.
+
.SH EDITING
Entering text and moving around in a file is straightforward: typing the
letters and using the normal cursor movement keys. Commands are entered
@@ -61,11 +68,6 @@ The default key bindings can be changed via the .nanorc file -- see
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
-.B +\fIline\fP,\fIcolumn\fP
-Places the cursor on line number \fIline\fP and at column number \fIcolumn\fP
-(at least one of which must be specified) on startup, instead of the
-default line 1, column 1.
-.TP
.BR \-A ", " \-\-smarthome
Make the Home key smarter. When Home is pressed anywhere but at the
very beginning of non-whitespace characters on a line, the cursor will
diff --git a/doc/nano.texi b/doc/nano.texi
@@ -101,13 +101,18 @@ But it is also possible to specify one or more options, and to edit
several files in a row. Additionally, the cursor can be put on a
specific line of a file by adding the line number
with a plus sign before the filename, and even in a specific column by
-adding it with a comma. So the complete command synopsis is:
+adding it with a comma.
+
+Also, if the first file specified is a dash, @code{nano} will read
+data from standard input.
+
+So a more complete command synopsis is:
@quotation
@code{nano [OPTION]@dots{} [[+LINE[,COLUMN]|+,COLUMN] FILE]@dots{}}
@end quotation
-But normallly you would set your preferred options in your
+But normally you would set your preferred options in your
@file{.nanorc} file. And when the @code{positionlog} option is set
(making @code{nano} remember the cursor position when you close a file),
you will rarely need to specify a line number.
@@ -120,10 +125,6 @@ you will rarely need to specify a line number.
@table @option
-@item +@var{line},@var{column}
-Start at line number @var{line} and column number @var{column} (at least one of
-which must be specified) instead of the default of line 1, column 1.
-
@item -A
@itemx --smarthome
Make the Home key smarter. When Home is pressed anywhere but at the
