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Nano Cheatsheet
This site is a reference for the text editor Nano

Last updated on 14 June, 2021 at 09:50:16 Optimized for

GNU Nano, formerly known as TIP (TIP is Not Pico) is a text editor based off of the Pico
text editor. The text editor is pretty straight compared to Vi, Vim or Emacs and is the first
encountered text editor of most GNU/Linux novices.

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File Handling
How to save and open files in Nano

Shortcuts for file handling.

Command Description

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

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Editing
How to edit files in Nano
Cutting, copy, pasting, word completion and more

Command Description

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

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Moving Around
Moving around text and buffers in Nano

Moving between words, buffers, characters and more

Command Description

Ctrl+B One character backward

Ctrl+F One character forward

Ctrl+← One word backward

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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

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Search & Replace
How to search for text in Nano

Searching and replacing text

Command Description
Command Description

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

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Special Movement
Special movement commands in Nano

Scroll the viewport, goto a given linenumber, goto complementary bracket or switch to a
preceding buffer

Command Description

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

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Deletion
Command Description

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

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Information
Command Description

Ctrl+C Report cursor position

Alt+D Report word/line/char count

Ctrl+G Display help text

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Operations
Command Description
Command Description

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

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Various
Command Description

Alt+A Turn the mark on/off

Tab Indent marked region

Shift+Tab Unindent marked region

Alt+N Turn line numbers on/off

Alt+P Turn visible whitespace on/off

Alt+V Enter next keystroke verbatim

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Ctrl+L Refresh the screen

Ctrl+Z Suspend nano

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