source: postlfs/editors/nano.xml@ c0f1ac2

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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!-- Note minor version in URL -->
  <!ENTITY nano-download-http "https://www.nano-editor.org/dist/v4/nano-&nano-version;.tar.xz">
  <!ENTITY nano-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY nano-md5sum        "9650dd3eb0adbab6aaa748a6f1398ccb">
  <!ENTITY nano-size          "1.4 MB">
  <!ENTITY nano-buildsize     "19 MB">
  <!ENTITY nano-time          "0.2 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="nano" xreflabel="nano-&nano-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="nano.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>Nano-&nano-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="nano">
    <primary sortas="a-Nano">Nano</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Nano</title>

    <para>
      The <application>Nano</application> package contains a small,
      simple text editor which aims to replace <application>Pico</application>,
      the default editor in the <application>Pine</application> package.
    </para>

    &lfs90_checked;

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&nano-download-http;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download (FTP): <ulink url="&nano-download-ftp;"/>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download MD5 sum: &nano-md5sum;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Download size: &nano-size;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated disk space required: &nano-buildsize;
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          Estimated build time: &nano-time;
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
      <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/Nano"/>
    </para>
  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Nano</title>

    <para>Install <application>Nano</application> by running the following
    commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr     \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --enable-utf8     \
            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/nano-&nano-version; &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>
      This package does not come with a test suite.
    </para>

    <para>
      Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
    </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install &amp;&amp;
install -v -m644 doc/{nano.html,sample.nanorc} /usr/share/doc/nano-&nano-version;</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para>
      <parameter>--enable-utf8</parameter>: This switch enables unicode support
      in <application>Nano</application>.
    </para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="configuration">
    <title>Configuring nano</title>

    <sect3 id="nano-config">
      <title>Config Files</title>

      <para><filename>/etc/nanorc</filename> and
      <filename>~/.nanorc</filename></para>

      <indexterm zone="nano nano-config">
        <primary sortas="e-etc-nanorc">/etc/nanorc</primary>
      </indexterm>

      <indexterm zone="nano nano-config">
        <primary sortas="e-AA.nanorc">~/.nanorc</primary>
      </indexterm>

    </sect3>

    <sect3>
      <title>Configuration Information</title>

      <para>
        Example configuration (create as a system-wide
        <filename>/etc/nanorc</filename> or a personal
        <filename>~/.nanorc</filename> file)
      </para>

<screen><literal>set autoindent
set constantshow
set fill 72
set historylog
set multibuffer
set nohelp
set positionlog
set quickblank 
set regexp
set suspend</literal></screen>

      <para>
        Check the <filename>sample.nanorc</filename> file in the installed
        documentation directory. It includes color configurations and has
        some documentation included in the comments.
      </para>

      <para>
        Syntax highlighting is provided for several file types, in
        <filename class="directory">/usr/share/nano/</filename> directory.
        E.g., for shell scripts, you can insert
        <option>include /usr/share/nano/sh.nanorc</option> in the personal or
        global configuration file. If you wish highlighting for all supported
        files, use <option>include /usr/share/nano/*.nanorc</option>.
      </para>

    </sect3>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>
          nano and rnano (symlink)
        </seg>
        <seg>
          None
        </seg>
        <seg>
          /usr/share/nano and
          /usr/share/doc/nano-&nano-version;
        </seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="nano-prog">
        <term><command>nano</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a small, simple text editor which aims to replace
            <application>Pico</application>, the default editor in the
            <application>Pine</application> package.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="nano nano-prog">
            <primary sortas="b-nano">nano</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="rnano-prog">
        <term><command>rnano</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            is a restricted mode for <command>nano</command>.
          </para>
          <indexterm zone="nano rnano-prog">
            <primary sortas="b-rnano">rnano</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>