NE(1)

NAME

ne - A nice editor

SYNOPSIS

ne [options] files

Options:
       [--help]  [--]  [+[N]] [--utf8] [--no-utf8] [--ansi] [--no-ansi]
       [--no-config]  [--no-syntax]   [--keys   key-configuration-file]
       [--menus menu-configuration-file] [--macro macro-file]

DESCRIPTION

ne is a free text editor that runs on (hopefully almost) any UN*X machine. ne is easy to use for the beginner, but powerful and fully configurable for the wizard, and most sparing in its resource usage.

This documentation is incomplete. The Texinfo/info/HTML/PDF documentation is the authoritative source (try info ne or info -f ne).
OPTIONS
--help Prints a help message.
-- Next token is a filename.
+[N] Moves to the N-th line of the first file, or to the last line,
if N is missing.
--utf8 Use UTF-8 I/O.
--no-utf8
Do not use UTF-8 I/O.
--ansi Use the built-in ANSI sequences.
--no-ansi
Never use the built-in ANSI sequences.
--no-config
Skip reading the menu and keyboard configuration files.
--no-syntax
Disable syntax-highlighting support.
--keys key-configuration-file
Use the specified keyboard configuration file.
--menus menu-configuration-file
Use the specified menu configuration file.
--macro macro-file
Execute the given macro after startup.
USAGE
Start ne, then use escape, escape-escape or F1 to access the menus.
BUGS
Please send bug reports to Sebastiano Vigna <vigna@dsi.unimi.it> or Todd Lewis <utoddl@email.unc.edu>.
AUTHORS
ne was originally written by Sebastiano Vigna. Todd M. Lewis added several new features. Daniele Filaretti helped with syntax highlighting.
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