Cheatography
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This is meant to be a quick overview of common Nano editor keyboard shortcuts. Is is not meant to replace the official documentation found on the nano website, just provide some of the most common items in an accessible format.
This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
File Management
Ctrl+G |
Display nano help |
Ctrl+X |
Close the current file buffer or exit nano |
Ctrl+O |
Write the current file buffer to disk |
Ctrl+R |
Insert another file into the current one |
Alt+> |
Switch to the next file buffer |
Alt+< |
Switch to the previous file buffer |
Ctrl+C |
Display the position of the cursor |
Alt+Shift+3 |
Enable/Disable Line Numbers |
Search and Replace
Ctrl+W |
Search for a string or a regular expression |
Ctrl+\ |
Replace a string or a regular expression |
Alt+W |
Repeat the last search |
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Navigation
↑ or Ctrl+P |
One line up |
↓ or Ctrl+N |
One line down |
→ or Ctrl+F |
One character forward |
← or Ctrl+B |
One character back |
Ctrl+→ or Alt+→ |
One word forward |
Ctrl+← or Alt+← |
One word back |
Ctrl+A or Alt+↑ |
Jump to the start of a line |
Ctrl+E or Alt+↓ |
Jump to the end of a line |
Ctrl+/ # (#) |
Jump to the line and, optionally, character position |
Navigation
↑ or Ctrl+P |
One line up |
↓ or Ctrl+N |
One line down |
→ or Ctrl+F |
One character forward |
← or Ctrl+B |
One character back |
Ctrl+→ or Alt+→ |
One word forward |
Ctrl+← or Alt+← |
One word back |
Ctrl+A or Alt+↑ |
Jump to the start of a line |
Ctrl+E or Alt+↓ |
Jump to the end of a line |
Ctrl+/ # (#) |
Jump to a line number and, optionally, character position |
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