Re: [Help-nano] rnano

[Benno Schulenberg]

Hello Markus,

On Thu, Nov 17, 2016, at 13:18, Markus Bergholz wrote:
> I've compiled nano 2.7.1 and noticed that it also creates a symbolic link
> from bin/rnano -> nano
> Why `rnano`? Historical reasons?

Have a look at 'man rnano'.  Or compare the output
of 'nano --help' with 'rnano --help'.

I suppose the rnano was made in analogy with rvim:
a restricted vim.  I can't imagine when this would
be useful, though.  So yes: historical reasons.  :)

Benno

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