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{{Entry
 
{{Entry
 
|Name=GNU nano
 
|Name=GNU nano
|Short description=Pico clone for *NIX
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|Short description=Small, user-friendly console text editor.
|Full description='''Nano''' is a small and user-friendly text editor. It has an interactive search-and-replace function with regular-expression support, a spell-checker function, a goto-line command, variable tab width, auto-indent, syntax coloring, undo/redo, slang curses-wrapper and GNU autoconf support, and toggles for command-line flags that can be used from within the editor.
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|Full description='''Nano''' is a small and simple text editor for use in a terminal. Besides basic editing, it supports: undo/redo, syntax highlighting, spell checking, justifying, auto-indentation, bracket matching, interactive search-and-replace (with regular expressions), and the editing of multiple files.
|Homepage URL=http://www.nano-editor.org/
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|Homepage URL=https://www.nano-editor.org/
|User level=beginner
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|Is High Priority Project=No
|VCS checkout command=svn co http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/svn/nano/trunk/nano
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|VCS checkout command=git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/nano.git
|Computer languages=C
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|Documentation note=https://www.nano-editor.org/docs.php
|Documentation note=User manual available online in HTML, Info, ASCII, dvi, PostScript, and Texinfo formats from http://www.gnu.org/software/nano/manual/
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|Keywords=editor,Pico,nano,text editor
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'''Selection from the [https://shop.fsf.org/ FSF shop]'''
|Version identifier=2.5.3
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|Version date=2016/02/25
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[https://shop.fsf.org/books/free-freedom-20-richard-stallman Free as in Freedom 2.0, by Richard Stallman]
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[https://shop.fsf.org/books-docs/introduction-command-line Introduction to the Command Line]
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----
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'''[https://www.gnu.org/help/help.html Helping the GNU Project and the Free Software Movement]'''
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If you have corrections to this entry or questions about it, please contact: mailto:maintainers@gnu.org
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|Decommissioned or Obsolete=No
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|Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate/
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|Related projects=gnustandards,emacs,joe
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|Keywords=editor,Pico,text editor
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|Version identifier=5.3
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|Version date=2020/10/07
 
|Version status=stable
 
|Version status=stable
|Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/nano/nano-2.5.3.tar.gz
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|Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/nano/nano-5.3.tar.xz
 
|Last review by=Genium
 
|Last review by=Genium
|Last review date=2016/02/26
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|Last review date=2020/10/07
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
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|Submitted date=2011/04/01
|Status=
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|User level=beginner
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|Paid support=https://www.fsf.org/resources/service/
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|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes
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|OpenPGP signature=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/nano/nano-5.3.tar.xz.sig
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|Test entry=No
 
|Is GNU=Yes
 
|Is GNU=Yes
 
|GNU package identifier=nano
 
|GNU package identifier=nano
|License verified date=2008-07-09
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Project license
 
{{Project license
 
|License=GPLv3orlater
 
|License=GPLv3orlater
|License verified by=Deborah Nicholson
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|License copyright=Copyright (C) 1999-2011, 2013-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
|License verified date=2008-07-09
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Copyright (C) 2014-2020 Benno Schulenberg
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|License verified by=Genium
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|License verified date=2020/08/05
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|License note=https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/nano.git/tree/COPYING
 
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}}
 
{{Person
 
{{Person
|Real name=Chris Allegretta
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|Real name=Benno Schulenberg
 
|Role=Maintainer
 
|Role=Maintainer
|Email=chrisa@asty.org
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|Email=bensberg@telfort.nl
|Resource URL=
 
 
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{{Person
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{{Resource
|Resource URL=
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|Resource audience=Savannah
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|Resource kind=Developer
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|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/nano/
 
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Developer
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|Resource audience=Savannah
 
|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
 
|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
|Resource URL=http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?root=nano
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|Resource URL=https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/nano.git/
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}}
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{{Resource
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|Resource audience=Savannah
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|Resource kind=Bug Tracking
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|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano
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}}
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{{Resource
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|Resource audience=Debian (Ref)
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|Resource kind=Developer
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|Resource URL=https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/nano
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}}
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{{Resource
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|Resource audience=Help-nano Info Page
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
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|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-nano/
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{{Resource
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|Resource audience=Nano-devel Info Page
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
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|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/nano-devel/
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{{Resource
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|Resource audience=Info-nano Info Page
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
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|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-nano/
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{{Resource
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
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|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/
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{{Resource
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|Resource audience=Archive
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|Resource kind=Download
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|Resource URL=https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/nano/
 
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Support
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|Resource audience=Archive
|Resource kind=E-mail
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|Resource kind=Download
|Resource URL=mailto:help-nano@gnu.org
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|Resource URL=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/nano/
 
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Help
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|Resource kind=General
|Resource kind=E-mail
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|Resource URL=https://translationproject.org/domain/nano.html
|Resource URL=mailto:info-nano@gnu.org
 
 
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Developer
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|Resource kind=General
|Resource kind=E-mail
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|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/people/
|Resource URL=mailto:nano-devel@gnu.org
 
 
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Bug Tracking
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|Resource audience=Wikidata
|Resource kind=E-mail
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|Resource kind=General
|Resource URL=mailto:nano@nano-editor.org
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|Resource URL=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q306101
 
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{{Software category
 
{{Software category
|Interface=command-line
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|Interface=command-line, console
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|Programming-language=C
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|Runs-on=BSD, OS X, GNU/Linux, GNU/Hurd
 
|Text-creation=editor
 
|Text-creation=editor
 
|Use=text-creation
 
|Use=text-creation
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{{Software prerequisite
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build
|Prerequisite description=Curses library (author recommends ncurses)
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|Prerequisite description=[[ncurses]] or another Curses library
 
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{{Software prerequisite
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite
|Prerequisite description=gettext
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|Prerequisite description=[[gettext]]
 
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Revision as of 14:53, 7 October 2020


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GNU nano

https://www.nano-editor.org/
Small, user-friendly console text editor.

Nano is a small and simple text editor for use in a terminal. Besides basic editing, it supports: undo/redo, syntax highlighting, spell checking, justifying, auto-indentation, bracket matching, interactive search-and-replace (with regular expressions), and the editing of multiple files.





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

Verified by

Genium

Verified on

5 August 2020




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Benno Schulenberg Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
SavannahVCS Repository Webviewhttps://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/nano.git/
WikidataGeneralhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q306101
Generalhttps://savannah.gnu.org/people/
Generalhttps://translationproject.org/domain/nano.html
Nano-devel Info PageMailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/nano-devel/
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/
SavannahBug Trackinghttps://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano
ArchiveDownloadhttps://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/nano/
Help-nano Info PageMailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-nano/
SavannahDeveloperhttps://savannah.gnu.org/projects/nano/
Debian (Ref)Developerhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/nano
ArchiveDownloadhttps://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/nano/
Info-nano Info PageMailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-nano/


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Weak prerequisitegettext
Required to buildncurses or another Curses library




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