Simple and very easy to use text editor in the style of the
Pine Composer.
| +n |
Causes pico to be started with the cursor located n lines into the file. (Note: no space between "+" sign and number) |
| -b |
Enable the option to Replace text matches found using the "Where is" command. |
| -d |
Rebind the "delete" key so the character the cursor is on is rubbed out rather than the character to its left. |
| -e |
Enable file name completion. |
| -f |
Use function keys for commands. This option supported only in conjunction with UW Enhanced NCSA telnet. |
| -h |
List valid command line options. |
| -j |
Enable "Goto" command in the file browser. This enables the command to permit explicitly telling pilot which directory to visit. |
| -g |
Enable "Show Cursor" mode in file browser. Cause
cursor to be positioned before the current selection rather than placed at the lower left of the display. |
| -k |
Causes "Cut Text" command to remove characters from the cursor position to the end of the line rather than
remove the entire line. |
| -m |
Enable mouse functionality. This only works when pico is run from within an X Window System "xterm" window. |
| -nn |
The -nn option enables new mail notification. The n argument is optional, and specifies how often, in seconds, your mailbox is checked for new mail. For example, -n60 causes pico to check for new mail once every minute. The default interval is 180 seconds,
while the minimum allowed is 30. (Note: no space between "n" and the number) |
| -o dir |
Sets operating directory. Only files within this directory are accessible. Likewise, the file browser is limited to the specified directory subtree. |
| -rn |
Sets column used to limit the "Justify" command's right margin |
| -s speller |
Specify an alternate program spell to use when spell checking. |
| -t |
Enable "tool" mode. Intended for when pico is used as the editor within other tools (e.g., Elm, Pnews). Pico will not prompt for save on exit, and will not rename
the buffer during the "Write Out" command. |
| -v |
View the file only, disallowing any editing. |
| -w |
Disable word wrap (thus allow editing of long lines). |
| -x |
Disable keymenu at the bottom of the screen. |
| -z |
Enable ^Z suspension of pico. |
| -q |
Termcap or terminfo definition for input escape sequences are used in preference to sequences defined by default. This option is only available if pico was compiled with the TERMCAP_WINS define turned on. |
| -file |
The name of the file that you wish
to edit. |
Note: when editing files, lines that are longer then
the screen can display will end with a $. Move the cursor over will
allow you to display the remainder of the line
When a running pico is disconnected, pico will save the current work if needed before exiting. Work is saved under the current filename with ".save" appended. If the current work is unnamed, it is
saved under the filename "pico.save".
