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# pico
> Text editor styled after the Alpine Composer.
> More information: <https://manned.org/pico>.
- Start the editor:
`pico {{path/to/file}}`
- Start the editor with the cursor located n lines into the file:
`pico +{{n}} {{path/to/file}}`
- Start the editor with the cursor shown before the current selection:
`pico -g {{path/to/file}}`
- Define the quote string for files such as email:
`pico -Q "{{quotestring}}" {{path/to/file}}`
- Enable mouse functionality when run within an `xterm` window:
`pico -m {{path/to/file}}`
- Set the operating directory for `pico`:
`pico -o {{path/to/directory}}`
- Enable "view only" mode, which disallows any edits:
`pico -v {{path/to/file}}`
- Displays all files including those beginning with a period:
`pico -a`