| GNU nano upgrading information |
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| Visible changes since 1.0 |
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| * Editor Features |
| - Complete Pico compatibility (--pico has been removed, and -p means |
| something else, see below). |
| - nanorc support (see nanorc.sample included in sources). |
| - Smooth scrolling (-S). |
| - Searching of matching brace/bracket/etc. |
| - Help for all editor features. |
| - Color syntax highlighting support. |
| - Quote string support, useful for mail agents, etc (-Q). |
| - Insertion of output of external commands. |
| - Optional enabling of XON and XOFF control characters (-p). |
| - Tons of bugfixes/enhancements for already existing features. |
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| * File Handling |
| - Overwriting and appending or prepending to files. |
| - Writing marked text to separate files. |
| - Multiple file buffers (-F). |
| - Converting from and to DOS/Mac file format (-D/-M, -N to disable). |
| - Better control character handling. |
| - Creation of backup files (-B). |
| - Search/replace history (-H). |
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| See the GNU nano manual for detailed information on each feature. |