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NAME

nc - Client program for NEdit text editor

SYNOPSYS

nc [-read] [-create] [-line n | +n] [-do command]
[-ask] [-noask] [-svrname name] [-svrcmd command]
[-lm languagemode]
[-geometry geometry | -g geometry] [-icon | -iconic]
[-display [host]:server[.screen]]
[-timeout seconds] [-wait] [-xrm resourcestring]
[-tabbed] [-untabbed] [-group]
[-V | -version] [-h | -help] [--] [file...]

DESCRIPTION

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
otherwise. 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 the file following the -do
argument on the command line.

If you use this command without a filename, nc would randomly
choose one window to focus and execute the macro in.

-ask, -noask
Instructs nc whether to automatically start a server if one is
not available. This overrides 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, -g 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.

-icon, -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.

-timeout seconds
Basic time-out period (in seconds) used in communication with an
NEdit server. Default: 10 seconds. Also settable via the X
resource `nc.timeOut'.

Under rare conditions (such as a slow connection), it may be
necessary to increase the time-out period. In most cases, the
default is fine.

-wait
Instructs nc not to return to the shell until all files given are
closed.

Normally, nc returns once the files given in its command line are
opened by the server. When this option is given, nc returns only
after the last file given in this call is closed. Note that this
option affects all files, not only the ones following this option
in the command line.

-xrm resourcestring
Set the value of an X resource to override a default value.

-tabbed
Open all subsequent files in new tabs. Resets -group option.

-untabbed
Open all subsequent files in new windows. Resets -group option.

-group
Open all subsequent files as tabs in a new window.

-V, -version
Prints version and build information, to be mentioned when
reporting bugs and problems.

-h, -help
Prints the command line help and then exits.

-- Treats all subsequent arguments as file names, even if they start
with a dash. This is so NEdit can access files that begin with
the dash character.

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(1) 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.

SEE ALSO

nedit(1), X(1), mwm(1), ctags(1), etags(1)

AUTHORS

NEdit was written by Mark Edel, Joy Kyriakopulos, Christopher Conrad,
Jim Clark, Arnulfo Zepeda-Navratil, Suresh Ravoor, Tony Balinski, Max
Vohlken, Yunliang Yu, Donna Reid, Arne Forlie, Eddy De Greef, Steve
LoBasso, Alexander Mai, Scott Tringali, Thorsten Haude, Steve Haehn,
Andrew Hood, Nathaniel Gray, and TK Soh.

COPYRIGHT

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
your option) any later version.

In addition, as a special exception to the GNU GPL, the copyright
holders give permission to link the code of this program with the
Motif and Open Motif libraries (or with modified versions of these
that use the same license), and distribute linked combinations
including the two. You must obey the GNU General Public License in
all respects for all of the code used other than linking with
Motif/Open Motif. If you modify this file, you may extend this
exception to your version of the file, but you are not obligated to
do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this exception statement
from your version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
General Public License in the Help section "Distribution Policy" for
more details.

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