Nano (text editor)
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| developer | GNU project |
| Publishing year | 1999 |
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5.2 ( August 24, 2020 ) |
| operating system | Unix-like , Windows |
| programming language | C. |
| category | Text editor |
| License | GNU General Public License, version 3.0 or later |
| German speaking | Yes |
| www.nano-editor.org | |
Nano is a free text editor for Linux and Unix systems as well as for Windows . It is unlike other applications for the command line - such as vi - easy to use, which is why it is popular with beginners. The writing application is a GNU replica of the text editor Pico , which is used in Pine , an e-mail program and newsreader . Nano is written in C and uses the ncurses library.
Its first release in 1999 was called TIP - which stood for ' TIP isn't Pico ' ( recursive acronym ).
Functions
Nano is not one of the most powerful text editors, but it does support all the basic functions: edit, cut, copy, paste, scroll, find and replace. It also offers syntax highlighting for common languages. A continuous undo function has been added in version 2.4.0, and a macro facility has also been available since 2.9.0 .
It is basically operated using the keyboard. Configurable key combinations are available to use functions such as save and cut .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Benno Schulenberg: nano-5.2 is released . August 24, 2020 (accessed August 25, 2020).
- ^ The nano Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page . In: Open Hub . (accessed on September 3, 2018).
- ^ In: Free Software Directory .
- ↑ GNU Editor Nano now with continuous undo heise.de March 24, 2015