Download GNU nano 4.4

GNU nano is a text editor for Linux and Unix systems, and runs on the command line. As a result, it does not require a graphical desktop. It offers syntax coloring, search and replace options, word completion, and automatic backups for changed files, among other things. The development team has released version 4.4 with the following announcement:

GNU nano 4.4 “Sprinkles”

• At startup, the cursor can be put on the first or last occurrence of a string by preceding the filename with +/string or +?string.
• When automatic hard-wrapping occurs (–breaklonglines), any leading quoting characters will be automatically copied to the new line.
• M-6 works again also when the cursor is at end of buffer.

GNU nano 4.3 “Musa Kart”

• The ability to read from and write to a FIFO has been regained.
• Startup time is reduced by fully parsing a syntax only when needed.
• Asking for help (^G) when using –operatingdir does not crash.
• The reading of a huge or slow file can be stopped with ^C.
• Cut, zap, and copy operations are undone separately when intermixed.
• MD reports the correct number of lines (zero for an empty buffer).

GNU nano 4.2 “Tax the rich, pay the teachers”

• The integrated spell checker does not crash when ‘spell’ is missing.
• Option –breaklonglines works also when –ignorercfiles is used.
• Automatic hard-wrapping is more persistent in pushing words to the same overflow line.

GNU nano 4.1 “Qué corchos será eso?”

• By default, a newline character is again automatically added at the end of a buffer, to produce valid POSIX text files by default, but also to get back the easy adding of text at the bottom.
• The now unneeded option –finalnewline (-f) has been removed.
• Syntax files are read in alphabetical order when globbing, so that the precedence of syntaxes becomes predictable.
• In the C syntax, preprocessor directives are highlighted differently.
• MS now toggles soft wrapping, and MN toggles line numbers.
• The jumpy-scrolling toggle has been removed.
• The legacy keystrokes ^W^Y and ^W^V are recognized again.
• Executing an external command is disallowed when in view mode.
• Problems with resizing during external or speller commands were fixed.