Nano is an rich editor like Emacs and runs in the Terminal Window. To access Nano help type Ctrl+G, you'll be presented with a list of the commands available. The following has been copied from Nano Keyboard Commands page.
NOTE: Any command prefixed with a caret symbol (^) means to use the Ctrl key (e.g., ^G means to press the Ctrl+G keys at the same time). Any command prefixed with the letter M means to press the Alt key (e.g., M-R means to press the Alt+R keys together).
Most Helpful!
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Ctrl Key Combination
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Function Key
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Alt Key Combination
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Description
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***
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^G
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F1
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Display the help text
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^X
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F2
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Close the current file buffer / Exit from nano
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^O
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F3
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Write the current file to disk
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^J
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F4
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Justify the current paragraph
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^R
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F5
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Insert another file into the current one
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^W
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F6
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Search for a string or a regular expression
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^Y
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F7
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Move to the previous screen
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^V
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F8
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Move to the next screen
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^K
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F9
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Cut the current line and store it in the cutbuffer
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^U
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F10
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Uncut from the cutbuffer into the current line
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^C
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F11
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Display the position of the cursor
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^T
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F12
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Invoke the spell checker, if available
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^_
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F13
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M-G
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Go to line and column number
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^\
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F14
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M-R
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Replace a string or a regular expression
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^^
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F15
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M-A
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Mark text at the cursor position
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F16
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M-W
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Repeat last search
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M-^ or M-6
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Copy the current line and store it in the cutbuffer
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M-}
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Indent the current line
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M-{
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Unindent the current line
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^F
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Move forward one character
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^B
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Move back one character
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^Space
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Move forward one word
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M-Space
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Move back one word
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^P
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Move to the previous line
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^N
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Move to the next line
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^A
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Move to the beginning of the current line
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^E
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Move to the end of the current line
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M-( or M-9
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Move to the beginning of the current paragraph
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M-) or M-0
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Move to the end of the current paragraph
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M-\ or M-|
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Move to the first line of the file
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M-/ or M-?
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Move to the last line of the file
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M-]
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Move to the matching bracket
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M-- or M-_
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Scroll up one line without scrolling the cursor
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M-+ or M-=
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Scroll down one line without scrolling the cursor
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M-< or M-,
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Switch to the previous file buffer
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M-> or M-.
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Switch to the next file buffer
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M-V
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Insert the next keystroke verbatim
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^I
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Insert a tab at the cursor position
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^M
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Insert a newline at the cursor position
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^D
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Delete the character under the cursor
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^H
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Delete the character to the left of the cursor
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M-T
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Cut from the cursor position to the end of the file
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M-J
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Justify the entire file
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M-D
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Count the number of words, lines, and characters
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^L
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Refresh (redraw) the current screen
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M-X
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Help mode enable/disable
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M-C
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Constant cursor position display enable/disable
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M-O
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Use of one more line for editing enable/disable
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M-S
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Smooth scrolling enable/disable
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M-P
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Whitespace display enable/disable
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M-Y
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Color syntax highlighting enable/disable
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M-H
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Smart home key enable/disable
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M-I
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Auto indent enable/disable
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M-K
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Cut to end enable/disable
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M-L
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Long line wrapping enable/disable
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M-Q
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Conversion of typed tabs to spaces enable/disable
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M-B
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Backup files enable/disable
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M-F
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Multiple file buffers enable/disable
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M-M
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Mouse support enable/disable
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M-N
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No conversion from DOS/Mac format enable/disable
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M-Z
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Suspension enable/disable
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Links
Nano Tutorial Page
Nano Tutorial Page
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