t#tb#bl#la#an#nk#ks#s.) (The old short option, -#-$#$, is deprecated.
-#-T#T _#n_#u_#m_#b_#e_#r, -#--#-t#ta#ab#bs#si#iz#ze#e=#=_#n_#u_#m_#b_#e_#r
Set the size (width) of a tab to _#n_#u_#m_#b_#e_#r columns. The
value of
_#n_#u_#m_#b_#e_#r must be greater than 0. The default value is 8#8.
-#-U#U, -#--#-q#qu#ui#ic#ck#kb#bl#la#an#nk#k
Make status-bar messages disappear after 1 keystroke instead of
after 20. Note that option -#-c#c (-#--#-
c#co#on#ns#st#ta#an#nt#ts#sh#ho#ow#w) overrides this.
When option -#--#-m#mi#in#ni#ib#ba#ar#r or -#--#-z#ze#er#ro#o is in
effect, -#--#-q#qu#ui#ic#ck#kb#bl#la#an#nk#k makes
a message disappear after 0.8 seconds instead of after the
default 1.5 seconds.
-#-V#V, -#--#-v#ve#er#rs#si#io#on#n
Show the current version number and exit.
-#-W#W, -#--#-w#wo#or#rd#db#bo#ou#un#nd#ds#s
Detect word boundaries differently by treating punctuation
characters as part of a word.
-#-X#X "#"_#c_#h_#a_#r_#a_#c_#t_#e_#r_#s"#", -#--#-
w#wo#or#rd#dc#ch#ha#ar#rs#s=#="#"_#c_#h_#a_#r_#a_#c_#t_#e_#r_#s"#"
Specify which other characters (besides the normal alphanumeric
ones) should be considered as part of a word. When using this
option, you probably want to omit -#-W#W (-#--#-
w#wo#or#rd#db#bo#ou#un#nd#ds#s).
-#-Y#Y _#n_#a_#m_#e, -#--#-s#sy#yn#nt#ta#ax#x=#=_#n_#a_#m_#e
Specify the name of the syntax highlighting to use from among
the ones defined in the _#n_#a_#n_#o_#r_#c files.
-#-Z#Z, -#--#-z#za#ap#p
Let an unmodified Backspace or Delete erase the marked region
(instead of a single character, and without affecting the
cutbuffer).
-#-a#a, -#--#-a#at#tb#bl#la#an#nk#ks#s
When doing soft line wrapping, wrap lines at whitespace instead
of always at the edge of the screen.
-#-b#b, -#--#-b#br#re#ea#ak#kl#lo#on#ng#gl#li#in#ne#es#s
Automatically hard-wrap the current line when it becomes
overlong. (This option is the opposite of -#-w#w (-#--#-
n#no#ow#wr#ra#ap#p) -- the
last one given takes effect.)
-#-c#c, -#--#-c#co#on#ns#st#ta#an#nt#ts#sh#ho#ow#w
Constantly show the cursor position on the status bar. Note
that this overrides option -#-U#U (-#--#-
q#qu#ui#ic#ck#kb#bl#la#an#nk#k).
-#-d#d, -#--#-r#re#eb#bi#in#nd#dd#de#el#le#et#te#e
Interpret the Delete and Backspace keys differently so that both
Backspace and Delete work properly. You should only use this
option when on your system either Backspace acts like Delete or
Delete acts like Backspace.
-#-e#e, -#--#-e#em#mp#pt#ty#yl#li#in#ne#e
Do not use the line below the title bar, leaving it entirely
blank.
-#-f#f _#f_#i_#l_#e, -#--#-r#rc#cf#fi#il#le#e=#=_#f_#i_#l_#e
Read only this _#f_#i_#l_#e for setting nano's options, instead of
reading both the system-wide and the user's nanorc files.
-#-g#g, -#--#-s#sh#ho#ow#wc#cu#ur#rs#so#or#r
Make the cursor visible in the file browser (putting it on the
highlighted item) and in the help viewer. Useful for braille
users and people with poor vision.
-#-h#h, -#--#-h#he#el#lp#p
Show a summary of the available command-line options and exit.
-#-i#i, -#--#-a#au#ut#to#oi#in#nd#de#en#nt#t
Automatically indent a newly created line to the same number of
tabs and/or spaces as the previous line (or as the next line if
the previous line is the beginning of a paragraph).
-#-j#j, -#--#-j#ju#um#mp#py#ys#sc#cr#ro#ol#ll#li#in#ng#g
Scroll the buffer contents per half-screen instead of per line.
-#-k#k, -#--#-c#cu#ut#tf#fr#ro#om#mc#cu#ur#rs#so#or#r
Make the 'Cut Text' command (normally ^#^K#K) cut from the current
cursor position to the end of the line, instead of cutting the
entire line.
-#-l#l, -#--#-l#li#in#ne#en#nu#um#mb#be#er#rs#s
Display line numbers to the left of the text area. (Any line
with an anchor additionally gets a mark in the margin.)
-#-m#m, -#--#-m#mo#ou#us#se#e
Enable mouse support, if available for your system. When
enabled, mouse clicks can be used to place the cursor, set the
mark (with a double click), and execute shortcuts. The mouse
will work in the X Window System, and on the console when gpm is
running. Text can still be selected through dragging by holding
down the Shift key.
-#-n#n, -#--#-n#no#or#re#ea#ad#d
Treat any name given on the command line as a new file. This
allows n#na#an#no#o to write to named pipes: it will start with a
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