Re: Some questions about nanorc.5

[Mario Blättermann]

Hello Benno,

Am Sa., 15. Aug. 2020 um 15:47 Uhr schrieb Benno Schulenberg
<bensberg@telfort.nl>:
>
>
> Hello Mario,
>
> Op 14-08-2020 om 22:22 schreef Mario Blättermann:
> > while translating nanorc.5, I stumbled upon some things which I don't
> > understand:
> >
> >           older
> >             Retrieves the previous (earlier) entry at a prompt.
> >
> >           newer
> >             Retrieves the next (later) entry at a prompt.
> >
> > Which »prompt« is meant here? A shell prompt or anything else?
>
> It refers to a prompt within nano, like "Search:" or "Command to execute:",
> not a shell prompt.
>
> >           findbracket
> >             Moves the cursor to the bracket (brace,  parenthesis,  etc.)  
> > that
> >             matches (pairs) with the one under the cursor.
> >
> > Are the words »brace« and »parenthesis« meant as alternative terms for
> > »bracket«, or do they point to different bracket types, like curly,
> > square or angle brackets?
>
> The latter, I suppose.  In nano, "bracket" refers to anything that is used
> in pairs in order to group things together.  See 'set matchbrackets'.
>
> Also « and », and “ and ” can be treated as brackets if you add them
> to 'matchbrackets'.  (This even allows silly things like making "a"
> the matching counterpart for "z", or "•" for ".".)
>
OK, thanks for the explanation. Maybe the descriptions should be a bit extended?

Retrieves the previous (earlier) entry at a prompt.
→
Retrieves the previous (earlier) entry at an internal prompt (not the
shell prompt).


Moves the cursor to the bracket (brace,  parenthesis,  etc.) …
→
Moves the cursor to the bracket (curly brace,  parenthesis, square
brackets,  etc.) …


Best Regards,
Mario