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Cheat sheet for nano
The GNU nano editors default keybindings and their functions. Keybindings can be edited and changed.
The GNU nano editors default keybindings and their functions. Keybindings can be edited and changed in ~/.nanorc or ~/.config/nano/nanorc. To do so, copy the /etc/nanorc to either
The Cheat sheet
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 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 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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