  This overrides nano&rsquo;s
default behavior of saving a file in the format that it had.
(This option has no effect when you also use <samp>--noconvert</samp>.)
</p>
</dd>
<dt><samp>-v</samp></dt>
<dt><samp>--view</samp></dt>
<dd><p>Don&rsquo;t allow the contents of the file to be altered: read-only mode.
This mode allows the user to open also other files for viewing,
unless <samp>--restricted</samp> is given too.
(Note that this option should NOT be used in place of correct
file permissions to implement 