Nano is a text editor found in Ubuntu Terminal.
First we will see how to install nano text editor.
- first open your terminal and type.
- $ sudo apt-get install nano (type and press enter key)
- how to open nano text editor?
- $ nano (type and press enter key)
This is your nano-interface
You can't use mouse point in nano.
If this is what it says. you want to use some shortcut keys.
well now let's see what those shortcut keys are.
How to save a file after you write it?
that is very simple.
Press Ctrl+O or F3
After Pressing Ctrl+O, you will be asked what name to save the file to. Enter the name you want to save and press enter button.
well you will saved your file successfully.
I understand your next question how to exit nano editor. Below is the answer for You
press Ctrl+X or F2
Next you forget some keys not a problem you have another option
press the Ctrl+G or F1 to get help option and learn all shortcut keys
Useful
keys
|
Ctrl
and Alt key
Combination
|
Function
key
|
Description
|
***
|
Ctrl+X
|
F2
|
Close
the current file buffer / Exit from nano
|
***
|
Ctrl+O
|
F3
|
Write
the current file to disk
|
***
|
Ctrl+J
|
F4
|
Justify
the current paragraph
|
***
|
Ctrl+R
|
F5
|
Insert
another file into the current one
|
***
|
Ctrl+W
|
F6
|
Search
for a string or a regular expression
|
***
|
Ctrl+Y
|
F7
|
Move
to the previous screen
|
***
|
Ctrl+V
|
F8
|
Move
to the next screen
|
***
|
Ctrl+K
|
F9
|
Cut
the current line and store it in the cutbuffer
|
***
|
Ctrl+U
|
F10
|
Uncut
from the cutbuffer into the current line
|
***
|
Ctrl+C
|
F11
|
Display
the position of the cursor
|
***
|
Ctrl+T
|
F12
|
Invoke
the spell checker, if available
|
***
|
Ctrl+_
Alt+G
|
F13
|
Go
to line and column number
|
***
|
Ctrl+/
Alt+R
|
F14
|
Replace
a string or a regular expression
|
***
|
Ctrl+^
Alt+A
|
F15
|
Mark
text at the cursor position
|
***
|
Alt+W
|
F16
|
Repeat
last search
|
***
|
Alt+^
Alt+6
|
Copy
the current line and store it in the cut-buffer
|
|
***
|
Alt+}
|
Indent
the current line
|
|
Ctrl+M
|
Insert
a newline at the cursor position
|
||
Ctrl+D
|
Delete
the character under the cursor
|
||
Ctrl+H
|
Delete
the character to the left of the cursor
|
||
Alt+T
|
Cut
from the cursor position to the end of the file
|
||
***
|
Alt+J
|
Justify the entire
file
|
|
Alt+D
|
Count the number of words,
lines, and characters
|
||
Ctrl+L
|
Refresh (redraw) the
current screen
|
||
***
|
Alt+X
|
Help mode
enable/disable
|
|
Alt+C
|
Constant cursor
position display enable/disable
|
||
Alt+O
|
Use of one more line
for editing enable/disable
|
||
Alt+S
|
Smooth scrolling
enable/disable
|
||
Alt+P
|
White-space display
enable/disable
|
||
Alt+Y
|
Color syntax
highlighting enable/disable
|
||
Alt+H
|
Smart home key
enable/disable
|
||
Alt+I
|
Auto indent
enable/disable
|
||
***
|
Alt+K
|
Cut to end
enable/disable
|
|
Alt+L
|
Long line wrapping
enable/disable
|
||
Alt+Q
|
Conversion of typed
tabs to spaces enable/disable
|
||
Alt+B
|
Backup files
enable/disable
|
||
Alt+F
|
Multiple file buffers
enable/disable
|
||
Alt+}
|
Unindent the current
line
|
||
***
|
Ctrl+F
|
Move forward one
character
|
|
***
|
Ctrl+B
|
Move back one
character
|
|
Ctrl+Space
|
Move forward one word
|
||
Alt+Space
|
Move back one word
|
||
***
|
Ctrl+P
|
Move to the previous
line
|
|
***
|
Ctrl+N
|
Move to the next line
|
|
Ctrl+A
|
Home
|
Move to the beginning
of the current line
|
|
Ctrl+E
|
End
|
Move to the end of the
current line
|
|
Alt+(
Alt+9
|
Move to the beginning
of the current paragraph
|
||
Alt+)
Alt+0
|
Move to the end of the
current paragraph
|
||
Alt+/
Alt+|
|
Ctrl+End
|
Move to the first line
of the file
|
|
Alt+?
Alt+\
|
Ctrl+Home
|
Move to the last line
of the file
|
|
Alt+[
|
Move to the matching
bracket
|
||
Alt+-
Alt+_
|
Scroll up one line
without scrolling the cursor
|
||
Alt++
Alt+=
|
Scroll down one line
without scrolling the cursor
|
||
Alt+<
Alt+,
|
Switch to the previous
file buffer
|
||
Alt+>
Alt+.
|
Switch to the next
file buffer
|
||
Alt+V
|
Insert the next
keystroke verbatim
|
||
Ctrl+|
|
Insert a tab at the
cursor position
|
||
Alt+M
|
Mouse support enable/disable
|
||
Alt+N
|
No conversion from DOS/Mac format enable/disable
|
||
Alt+Z
|
Suspension enable/disable
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