nc(1)

NAME
     nc - Client program for NEdit text editor

SYNOPSYS
     nc [-read] [-create] [-line n | +n] [-do command] [-ask] [-noask]
     [-svrname name] [-svrcmd command] [-lm languagemode] [-geometry geometry]
     [-iconic] [-display [host]:server[.screen]] [file...]

DESCRIPTION
     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, nc will start one unless configured otherwize.
     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 each file following the -do
         argument on the command line.

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

     -svrname name
         Explicitly instructs 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 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
         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.

     -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.

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 nc and nedit(1) is through the X display. So as
     long as X windows is set up and working properly, nc will work properly
     as well. 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, 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:
           nc file.c -line 25


     correct:
           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), vi(1), emacs(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, and Scott Tringali.

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.

     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.