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6 nedit-client - Client program for NEdit text editor
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9 nedit-client [-read] [-create] [-line n ⎪ +n] [-do command]
10 [-ask] [-noask] [-svrname name] [-svrcmd command]
11 [-lm languagemode]
12 [-geometry geometry ⎪ -g geometry] [-icon ⎪ -iconic]
13 [-display [host]:server[.screen]]
14 [-timeout seconds] [-wait] [-xrm resourcestring]
15 [-tabbed] [-untabbed] [-group]
16 [-V ⎪ -version] [--] [file...]
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19 nedit-client is the client interface to the NEdit text editor. A server
20 can be started explicitly by running NEdit in server mode:
21 nedit -server
23 If no server is running, nedit-client will start one unless configured
25 otherwise. Client/server mode is useful for integrating NEdit with
26 software development environments, mailers, and other programs; or just
27 as a quick way to open files from the shell command line without start‐
28 ing a new NEdit session.
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31 -read
32 Open the file read-only regardless of the actual file protection.
33 -create
35 Don't warn about file creation when a file doesn't exist.
36 -line n, +n
38 Go to line number n.
39 -do command
41 Execute an NEdit macro or action on the file following the -do
42 argument on the command line.
43 If you use this command without a filename, nedit-client would ran‐
45 domly choose one window to focus and execute the macro in.
46 -ask, -noask
48 Instructs nedit-client whether to automatically start a server if
49 one is not available. This overrides the X resource `nc.autoStart'.
50 -svrname name
52 Explicitly instructs nedit-client which server to connect to, an
53 instance of nedit(1) with a corresponding -svrname argument. By
54 naming servers, you can run several simultaneously, and direct
55 files and commands specifically to any one.
56 -svrcmd command
58 The command which nedit-client uses to start an NEdit server. It is
59 also settable via the X resource `nc.serverCommand', by default,
60 "nedit -server".
61 -lm languagemode
63 Initial language mode used for editing succeeding files.
64 -geometry geometry, -g geometry
66 The initial size and/or location of editor windows. The argument
67 geometry has the form:
68 [<width>x<height>][+⎪-][<xoffset>[+⎪-]<yoffset>]
70 where `<width>' and `<height>' are the desired width and height of
72 the window, and `<xoffset>' and `<yoffset>' are the distance from
73 the edge of the screen to the window, + for top or left, - for bot‐
74 tom or right. -geometry can be specified for individual files on
75 the command line.
76 -icon, -iconic
78 Initial window state for succeeding files.
79 -display [host]:server[.screen]
81 The name of the X server to use. host specifies the machine, server
82 specifies the display server number, and screen specifies the
83 screen number. host or screen can be omitted and default to the
84 local machine, and screen 0.
85 -timeout seconds
87 Basic time-out period (in seconds) used in communication with an
88 NEdit server. Default: 10 seconds. Also settable via the X
89 resource `nc.timeOut'.
90 Under rare conditions (such as a slow connection), it may be neces‐
92 sary to increase the time-out period. In most cases, the default is
93 fine.
94 -wait
96 Instructs nedit-client not to return to the shell until all files
97 given are closed.
98 Normally, nedit-client returns once the files given in its command
100 line are opened by the server. When this option is given, nedit-
101 client returns only after the last file given in this call is
102 closed. Note that this option affects all files, not only the ones
103 following this option in the command line.
104 -xrm resourcestring
106 Set the value of an X resource to override a default value.
107 -tabbed
109 Open all subsequent files in new tabs. Resets -group option.
110 -untabbed
112 Open all subsequent files in new windows. Resets -group option.
113 -group
115 Open all subsequent files as tabs in a new window.
116 -V, -version
118 Prints version and build information, to be mentioned when report‐
119 ing bugs and problems.
120 -- Treats all subsequent arguments as file names, even if they start
122 with a dash. This is so NEdit can access files that begin with the
123 dash character.
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126 DISPLAY
127 NEdit requires an X-based workstation or X-Terminal. If you have
128 used telnet or rlogin to access the host Unix system, set the Unix
129 environment variable for your display:
130 % setenv DISPLAY devicename:0
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134 Communication between nedit-client(1) and nedit(1) is through the X
135 display. So as long as X windows is set up and working properly, nedit-
136 client will work properly as well. nedit-client uses the `DISPLAY'
137 environment variable, the machine name and your user name to find the
138 appropriate server, meaning, if you have several machines sharing a
139 common file system, nedit-client will not be able to find a server that
140 is running on a machine with a different host name, even though it may
141 be perfectly appropriate for editing a given file.
142 In typical Unix style, arguments affect the files which follow them on
144 the command line, for example:
145 incorrect:
147 nedit-client file.c -line 25
148 correct:
150 nedit-client -line 25 file.c
151 For more information see NEdit's online help, or nedit.doc in the NEdit
153 distribution kit.
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156 nedit(1), X(1), mwm(1), ctags(1), etags(1)
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159 NEdit was written by Mark Edel, Joy Kyriakopulos, Christopher Conrad,
160 Jim Clark, Arnulfo Zepeda-Navratil, Suresh Ravoor, Tony Balinski, Max
161 Vohlken, Yunliang Yu, Donna Reid, Arne Forlie, Eddy De Greef, Steve
162 LoBasso, Alexander Mai, Scott Tringali, Thorsten Haude, Steve Haehn,
163 Andrew Hood, Nathaniel Gray, and TK Soh.
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166 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
167 under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
168 Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
169 option) any later version.
170 In addition, as a special exception to the GNU GPL, the copyright hold‐
172 ers give permission to link the code of this program with the Motif and
173 Open Motif libraries (or with modified versions of these that use the
174 same license), and distribute linked combinations including the two.
175 You must obey the GNU General Public License in all respects for all of
176 the code used other than linking with Motif/Open Motif. If you modify
177 this file, you may extend this exception to your version of the file,
178 but you are not obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete
179 this exception statement from your version.
180 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
182 WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MER‐
183 CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
184 Public License in the Help section "Distribution Policy" for more
185 details.
186NEdit 5.5 2004-07-21 NEDIT-CLIENT(1)