nedit-nc1x

Synopsys

nc [-read] [-create] [-line n ⎪ +n] [-do command] [-ask] [-noask] [-svrname name] [-svrcmd command] [-lm languagemode] [-geometry geometry] [-iconic] [-display [host]:server[.screen]] [file...]

Overview

nc 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 configured otherwize. Client/server mode is useful for integrating 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 following 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 specifically to any one.

-svrcmd command

The command which nc uses to start an NEdit server. It is also settable via the X resource `nc.serverCommand', 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 `<yoffset>' 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 `DISPLAY' 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.