8.79.3. Contents of Nano
Installed programs:
nano and rnano (symlink)
Installed directory:
/usr/share/nano and
/usr/share/doc/nano-8.6
The Nano package contains a small, simple text editor which aims to replace Pico, the default editor in the Pine package.
Approximate build time:
0.2 SBU
Required disk space:
1.6 MB
![[Tip]](../images/tip.png)
Alternatives to Nano
If you prefer another editor—such as Emacs, Joe, or Vim—please refer to https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/postlfs/editors.html for suggested installation instructions.
8.79.1. Installation of Nano
Prepare Vim for compilation:
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--sysconfdir=/etc \
--enable-utf8 \
--docdir=/usr/share/doc/nano-8.6
Compile the package:
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Install the package:
make install
install -v -m644 doc/{nano.html,sample.nanorc} /usr/share/doc/nano-8.6
8.79.2. Configuring Nano
cat > /etc/nanorc << "EOF"
# Begin /etc/nanorc
set autoindent
# set boldtext
set constantshow
set fill 72
set historylog
set indicator
set multibuffer
set positionlog
set quickblank
set regexp
# set softwrap
set tabsize 4
include /usr/share/nano/c.nanorc
include /usr/share/nano/sh.nanorc
include /usr/share/nano/yaml.nanorc
# End /etc/nanorc
EOF
Check the sample.nanorc file in the installed documentation directory. It includes color configurations and has some documentation included in the comments. Syntax highlighting is provided for several file types, in /usr/share/nano/ directory. E.g., for shell scripts, you can insert include /usr/share/nano/sh.nanorc in the personal or global configuration file. If you wish highlighting for all supported files, use include /usr/share/nano/*.nanorc. This include does not descend into the extra directory. Move required files one level up.