Command | Explanation |
CTRL + A | Lets you jump to the beginning of the line. |
CTRL + E | Lets you to jump to the end of the line. |
CTRL + Y | Scrolls page down. |
CTRL + V | Scrolls page up. |
CTRL + G | A Help window will pop out and show you all the available commands. |
CTRL + O | To save the file. Nano will ask you to edit or verify the desired file name. |
CTRL + W | Search for a specified phrase in your text. Press ALT + W to search for the same phrase again. |
CTRL + K | It cuts the entire selected line to the cut buffer (similar to clipboard). |
CTRL + U | To paste the text from the cut buffer into the selected line. |
CTRL + J | Justifies the current paragraph. |
CTRL + C | Shows the current cursor position in the text (line/column/character). |
CTRL + R | Opens a file and inserts it at the current cursor position. |
CTRL + X | To exit Nano text editor. It prompts a save request if you made any changes to the file. |
CTRL + | Replaces string or a regular expression. |
CTRL + T | Invokes the spell checker, if available. |
CTRL + _ | Lets you go to the specified line and column number. |
ALT + A | To select text. You can combine this command with CTRL + K to cut a specific part of the text to the cut buffer. |