【Nano】How to use the Nano the editor

1. Most important things

Nano is a simpler text editor than Vim, with only one mode for editing and operations. Here’s a guide to the most important commands in Nano:

• Open a file: nano filename
• Save the file: Ctrl + O (press Enter to confirm)
• Quit Nano: Ctrl + X
• Move to next page: Ctrl + V
• Move to previous page: Ctrl + Y
• Cut a line: Ctrl + K
• Paste a line: Ctrl + U
• Search for text: Ctrl + W

These are the essential operations. Nano displays the available commands at the bottom of the screen, making it user-friendly. You can explore more commands as needed.

2. Learn more

Nano can be used like a normal editor, so if you remember the commands above, you should have no trouble using it.
I'll explain the rest commands of nano.

Other Nano Commands Explanation

• ^G (Ctrl + G) Get Help: Opens the help documentation inside nano. This includes a list of common commands and tips on how to use the editor.

• ^R (Ctrl + R) Read File: Inserts content from another file into the current document. When you press Ctrl + R, nano will prompt you to enter the file name. After entering the name, the contents of that file will be inserted where the cursor is currently positioned.

• ^C (Ctrl + C) Cur Pos: Shows the current cursor position, indicating the line number and column number where the cursor is located.

• ^J (Ctrl + J) Justify: Justifies the text in the current paragraph. This aligns the text evenly along the left and right margins. It's useful for formatting, especially when writing documents that require neat alignment.

• ^T (Ctrl + T) To Spell: Opens a spell checker, allowing you to check the spelling of the text in your document. This feature depends on whether you have a spell-checking program like aspell installed on your system.

3. Summary

Nano is a useful editor in CLI.
I also explained about Vim the editor, so please use as you like.