Nopaste Nopaste
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a 'nopaste' site?

A 'nopaste' site allows people to paste chunks of code for others to view. This is useful for situations such as asking for programming help on IRC, where it is frowned upon to paste chunks of code to the channel or to individual. With a nopaste site, the user pastes his or her code to the site and is given a url to provide to others so they can find the code.

How do I get a paste removed?

Pastes will automatically remove themselves after 24 hours. If you want to remove a paste sooner than that, you can click the 'Remove this paste' link at the top. This only works for pastes you created. Still, it's probably a good idea to double check what you're pasting and make sure you haven't left any passwords, e-mail addresses, or other information not intended for public viewing.

How is the site implemented?

This site is written in PHP. I have written a generic state machine and several state arrays to provide the syntax parsing and highlighting functionality. To add a new language usually only involves adding another state array to the language definitions, so if there is a language you would like to see added to RAFB's nopaste, just drop me an email and let me know.