The syntax of the NEdit command line under UNIX is:
nedit [-tags file] [-tabs n] [-wrap] [-nowrap] [-autosave] [-noautosave]
[-autoindent] [-noautoindent] [-rows n] [-columns n] [-font font]
[-xrm resourcestring] [-display [host]:server[.screen]
[-geometry geometry] [file...]
-tags file -- Load a file of directions for finding definitions of program
subroutines and data objects. The file must be of the format generated
by the UNIX ctags command.
-tabs n -- Set tab stops every n characters.
-wrap, -nowrap -- Wrap lines at the right edge of the window rather than
continuing them past it.
-autoindent, -noautoindent -- Maintain a running indent.
-autosave, -noautosave -- Maintain a backup copy of the file being edited
under the name ~filename
-rows n -- Default width in characters for an editing window
-columns n -- Default height in characters for an editing window
-font font (or -fn font) -- Font for text being edited (Set font menu and dialog font with -xrm "*fontList:font")
-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. You may omit host or screen and default to the local
machine, and screen 0.
-geometry geometry (or -g geometry) -- The initial size and location of
the application window. 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 window.
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