Re: .slrn install -> sample setups

.oO(wow.. this list is still alive! :-O)

* SLRN Users <[email protected]> [2020-09-24 08:41]:
> I a trying to configure slrn on linux.
> How do I create a .slrn file?
> What directory should this file be at?

you must be new here. *grin*

summary: slrn uses a .slrnrc file in the home directory.

the manual to slrn will tell you about
the files it uses in the FILES section:

    man slrn

then search for "FILES" at the BOL (beginning of line) with:

    /^FILES

and there it says:

    FILES
      $HOME/.slrnrc  User-specific configuration file.

you can simply create the file with a touch command:

    touch ~/.slrnrc

but if it hadn't existed before then
that's an empty file, of course. ;-)

you can edit the file with a text editor.
usually, /bin/vi should be available:

    vi ~/.slrnrc

but if you haven't had a intro to vi then please
don't expect it will reveal its commands to you.
i advise you to start the "vimtutor" command and
spend half an hour to an hour learning this.
it will be worth it!

other editors available might be these:

  Popular Editors:
  EMACS and clones:  Xemacs, jed, joe, jove;
     VI and clones: nvi, vile, vim.
  Also: bingo, crisp, ee, easyedit, fte, kate, kedit,
  kile, kwrite, lyx, mcedit, medit, mined, nano, nedit,
  pico, qedit, slim, textpad, the, tse, vde, wily.

but if you cannot be bothered to read all manuals
before filling files with setup commands
then maybe a sample setup file will do.
the installed version on your system
should have one in "doc/slrn.rc".

and here are mine:

    https://www.guckes.net/Setup/slrn.color
    https://www.guckes.net/Setup/slrnrc
    https://www.guckes.net/Setup/slrnrc.minimal

questions?  keep asking! :)

Sven  [off Usenet for years now]