Nano ¶

Nano is the easiest command-line text editor to learn 🐉.

# create or open a file
$ nano filename

Basic commands 📚:

• Use arrows to navigate in the file
• Ctrl+S: save file
• Ctrl+O: save file as
• Ctrl+X: exit nano

Other useful commands 🗃️:

• Ctrl+K: delete (cut) the current line
• Ctrl+U: paste the last cut line
• Ctrl+W: search
• ALT+U: undo
• ALT+E: redo

Tips 🦄:

• Toggle line numbers: ALT+N
• Open the HELP menu: CTRL+G