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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:

	     [x][+|-][[+|-]]

	   where `' and `' are the desired width and height of the  window,  and	 `'
	   and	`' 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.

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