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Overview of nano's shortcuts
The editor's keystrokes and their functions
File handling
| Ctrl+S
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Save current file
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| Ctrl+O
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Offer to write file ("Save as")
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| Ctrl+R
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Insert a file into current one
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| Ctrl+X
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Close buffer, exit from nano
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Editing
| Ctrl+K
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Cut current line into cutbuffer
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| Alt+6
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Copy current line into cutbuffer
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| Ctrl+U
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Paste contents of cutbuffer
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| Alt+T
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Cut until end of buffer
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| Ctrl+]
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Complete current word
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| Alt+3
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Comment/uncomment line/region
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| Alt+U
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Undo last action
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| Alt+E
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Redo last undone action
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Search and replace
| Ctrl+Q
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Start backward search
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| Ctrl+W
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Start forward search
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| Alt+Q
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Find next occurrence backward
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| Alt+W
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Find next occurrence forward
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| Alt+R
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Start a replacing session
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Deletion
| Ctrl+H
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Delete character before cursor
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| Ctrl+D
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Delete character under cursor
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| Alt+Bsp
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Delete word to the left
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| Ctrl+Del
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Delete word to the right
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| Alt+Del
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Delete current line
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Operations
| Ctrl+T
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Execute some command
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| Ctrl+J
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Justify paragraph or region
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| Alt+J
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Justify entire buffer
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| Alt+B
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Run a syntax check
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| Alt+F
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Run a formatter/fixer/arranger
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| Alt+:
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Start/stop recording of macro
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| Alt+;
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Replay macro
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Moving around
| Ctrl+B
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One character backward
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| Ctrl+F
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One character forward
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| Ctrl+←
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One word backward
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| Ctrl+→
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One word forward
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| Ctrl+A
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To start of line
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| Ctrl+E
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To end of line
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| Ctrl+P
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One line up
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| Ctrl+N
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One line down
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| Ctrl+↑
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To previous block
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| Ctrl+↓
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To next block
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| Ctrl+Y
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One page up
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| Ctrl+V
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One page down
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| Alt+\
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To top of buffer
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| Alt+/
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To end of buffer
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Special movement
| Alt+G
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Go to specified line
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| Alt+]
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Go to complementary bracket
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| Alt+↑
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Scroll viewport up
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| Alt+↓
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Scroll viewport down
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| Alt+<
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Switch to preceding buffer
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| Alt+>
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Switch to succeeding buffer
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Information
| Ctrl+C
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Report cursor position
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| Alt+D
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Report line/word/character count
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| Ctrl+G
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Display help text
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Various
| Alt+A
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Turn the mark on/off
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| Tab
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Indent marked region
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| Shift+Tab
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Unindent marked region
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| Alt+N
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Turn line numbers on/off
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| Alt+P
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Turn visible whitespace on/off
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| Alt+V
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Enter next keystroke verbatim
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| Ctrl+L
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Refresh the screen
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| Ctrl+Z
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Suspend nano
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