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NAME

       nedit-nc - Client program for NEdit text editor

SYNOPSYS

       nedit-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

       nedit-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, nedit-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, nedit-nc would randomly choose one window to focus and execute the macro in.

       -ask, -noask
	   Instructs nedit-nc whether to automatically start a server if one is not available. This overrides the X resource `nc.autoStart'.

       -svrname name
	   Explicitly instructs nedit-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 nedit-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 nedit-nc not to return to the shell until all files given are closed.

	   Normally, nedit-nc returns once the files given in its command line are opened by the server. When this option is given, nedit-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 nedit-nc(1) and nedit(1) is through the X display.  So as long as X windows is set up and working properly, nedit-nc
       will work properly as well. nedit-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, nedit-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:
	     nedit-nc file.c -line 25

       correct:
	     nedit-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.

NEdit								    2009-10-06								     NC(1)