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NANO Editor Shortcuts

This document provides a summary of keyboard shortcuts in the nano text editor for file handling, editing, search and replace, deletion, operations, moving around, special movement, information, and various functions. Shortcuts are listed for saving files, cutting/copying/pasting text, searching/replacing text, deleting text, justifying text, moving the cursor, and getting help.

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NANO Editor Shortcuts

This document provides a summary of keyboard shortcuts in the nano text editor for file handling, editing, search and replace, deletion, operations, moving around, special movement, information, and various functions. Shortcuts are listed for saving files, cutting/copying/pasting text, searching/replacing text, deleting text, justifying text, moving the cursor, and getting help.

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Overview of nano's shortcuts

nano-editor.org/dist/latest/cheatsheet.html

File handling

Ctrl+S Save current file

Ctrl+O Offer to write file ("Save as")

Ctrl+R Insert a file into current one

Ctrl+X Close buffer, exit from nano

Editing

Ctrl+K Cut current line into cutbuffer

Alt+6 Copy current line into cutbuffer

Ctrl+U Paste contents of cutbuffer

Alt+T Cut until end of buffer

Ctrl+] Complete current word

Alt+3 Comment/uncomment line/region

Alt+U Undo last action

Alt+E Redo last undone action

Search and replace

Ctrl+Q Start backward search

Ctrl+W Start forward search

Alt+Q Find next occurrence backward

Alt+W Find next occurrence forward

Alt+R Start a replacing session

Deletion

Ctrl+H Delete character before cursor

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Ctrl+D Delete character under cursor

Alt+Bsp Delete word to the left

Ctrl+Del Delete word to the right

Alt+Del Delete current line

Operations

Ctrl+T Execute some command

Ctrl+J Justify paragraph or region

Alt+J Justify entire buffer

Alt+B Run a syntax check

Alt+F Run a formatter/fixer/arranger

Alt+: Start/stop recording of macro

Alt+; Replay macro

Moving around

Ctrl+B One character backward

Ctrl+F One character forward

Ctrl+← One word backward

Ctrl+→ One word forward

Ctrl+A To start of line

Ctrl+E To end of line

Ctrl+P One line up

Ctrl+N One line down

Ctrl+↑ To previous block

Ctrl+↓ To next block

Ctrl+Y One page up

Ctrl+V One page down

Alt+\ To top of buffer

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Alt+/ To end of buffer

Special movement

Alt+G Go to specified line

Alt+] Go to complementary bracket

Alt+↑ Scroll viewport up

Alt+↓ Scroll viewport down

Alt+< Switch to preceding buffer

Alt+> Switch to succeeding buffer

Information

Ctrl+C Report cursor position

Alt+D Report line/word/character count

Ctrl+G Display help text

Various

Alt+A Turn the mark on/off

Tab Indent marked region

Shift+Tab Unindent marked region

Alt+V Enter next keystroke verbatim

Alt+N Turn line numbers on/off

Alt+P Turn visible whitespace on/off

Alt+X Hide or unhide the help lines

Ctrl+L Refresh the screen

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