RNANO(1)

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version 9.3 · 11 versions
, in alpine 3.24, arch rolling, nixpkgs unstable

🦋 RNANO(1) — bestie edition 🦋

okay so this one's from the General Commands Manual, and it's literally just nano but with the training wheels on and the vibes locked down. let's get into it 💅

✨ NAME ✨

rnano — a restricted nano 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

rnano [options] [[+line[,column]] file]...

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so rnano runs the nano editor in restricted mode. what that means, bestie, is that you can only edit the file (or files) that somebody named on the command line. no wandering off. no side quests. the vibes are contained 🫶

In restricted mode, nano will:

  • not make backups 🙈
  • not read nor write the history files 💀
  • not allow suspending 😭
  • not allow spell checking ✋
  • not allow running any command in the shell 🚫
  • not allow saving the current buffer under a different name 🎀
  • not allow inserting another file or opening a new buffer 🔒
  • not allow appending or prepending to any file ⛔

As an exception though (iconic behavior honestly), before the specified file or files, the nanorc files are read, so customization can still happen. If customization should not be allowed, use option -I (--ignorercfiles) as well. like, fully locked down. periodt.

When no file is specified on the command line, the user may save the contents that they type into the new buffer under any name — except that existing files may not be overwritten. no cap, that's the rule. And if the places where this new file may be created should be limited, then additionally use the option -o (--operatingdir). 🗂️

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • -h, --help — shows you the available command-line options and then dips out. that's it, that's the whole thing 🌸

For all existing options, see the nano(1) man page. yes, all of them. go look 👀

✨ BUGS ✨

found a bug? not the moment, but like, please report bugs via https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano. they genuinely want to know 🐛💜

✨ HOMEPAGE ✨

https://nano-editor.org/ — go say hi 🌈

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

nano(1)

and that's the whole page, bestie 🪄 this was GNU nano 9.3, dated October 2026. mwah. go forth and edit responsibly 👑💖

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