MOE(1) Moe 1.5 MOE(1)
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NAME
Moe - my own (text) editor
SYNOPSIS
moe [global_options] [[+line[,col]] file_name [file_options]]...
DESCRIPTION
GNU Moe - A powerful and user-friendly text editor.
'global_options' are a mix of editor options and default
file_options. Most long option names have a negative form
'--backup' '--no-backup'.
Editor options:
-h, --help
display this help and exit
-V, --version
output version information and exit
-1, --orphan
put extra files in orphaned buffers
-b, --backup
create backup files (default)
-B, --no-backup
do not create backup files
-e, --exit-ask
make save-and-close ask always for confirmation
-H, --smart-home
go home, then go to first non-blank character
-i, --ignore-case
make search case insensitive by default
-k, --keep-lines=<n>
number of lines to keep for PgUp/PgDn
-m, --max-windows=<n>
max number of windows to show at once
-n, --indent-step=<n>
number of spaces to add when indenting a block
-s, --search-wrap
make search wrap at end of file
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MOE(1) Moe 1.5 MOE(1)
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-u, --auto-unmark
turn off highlighting after block copy or move
-x, --rectangle
rectangular block mode
File options:
-a, --auto-indent
enable auto indent
-l, --lmargin=<col>
set left margin
-r, --rmargin=<col>
set right margin
-o, --read-only
make buffer read-only
-O, --overwrite
disable insert mode
-w, --word-wrap
enable word wrapping
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to bug-moe@gnu.org
Moe home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/moe/moe.html
General help using GNU software: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp
COPYRIGHT
Copyright c 2013 Antonio Diaz Diaz. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3
or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for Moe is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If
the info and Moe programs are properly installed at your site, the
command
info Moe
should give you access to the complete manual.
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