Manual: rnano

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NAME
       rnano - a restricted nano

SYNOPSIS
       rnano [options] [[+line[,column]] file]...

DESCRIPTION
       rnano runs the nano editor in restricted mode.  This allows editing only the specified file or files, and doesn't al‐
       low the user access to the filesystem nor to a command shell.

       In restricted mode, nano will:

       • not make backups;

       • not allow suspending;

       • not allow spell checking;

       • not read nor write the history files;

       • not allow saving the current buffer under a different name;

       • not allow inserting another file or opening a new buffer;

       • not allow appending or prepending to any file.

OPTIONS
       -h, --help
	      Show the available command-line options and exit.

       For all existing options, see the nano(1) man page.

BUGS
       Please report bugs via https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=nano.

HOMEPAGE
       https://nano-editor.org/

SEE ALSO
       nano(1)

February 2026						version 8.7.1						    RNANO(1)