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Nano Essentials

A collection of 12 posts

Learn Nano editor
Nano Essentials

Getting Started With Nano Editor

Learn all the essentials of editing text files in the Linux terminal with the beginner-friendly Nano editor.

ยท Abhishek Prakash

delete lines in nano
Nano Essentials

Deleting Lines in Nano

Here's all you need to know about deleting single, multiple or all lines in Nano editor.

ยท Abhishek Prakash

Search and replace text in Nano
Nano Essentials

Search and Replace in Nano

Like any other editor, Nano provides the search and replace feature. Here's how to use it.

ยท Abhishek Prakash

Cut, copy and paste in Nano editor
Nano Essentials

Cut, Copy and Paste in Nano

While Nano is more beginner-friendly than Vim and Emacs, you still need to know the keyboard shortcuts for even the basic operations such as cut, copy and paste in Nano.

ยท Abhishek Prakash

Undo and redo in Nano editor
Nano Essentials

Undo and Redo in Nano Editor

To err is human. To correct them is a smart human.

ยท Abhishek Prakash

Moving Around in Nano Editor
Nano Essentials

Moving Around in Nano Editor

Moving around in Nano cannot be simpler. Just use the arrow keys or the mouse wheel, whichever you prefer.

ยท Abhishek Prakash

Save and exit Nano Editor
Nano Essentials

Save and Exit Files in Nano

New to Linux and Nano and don't know how to save or exit the editor? Here's what you need to know.

ยท Abhishek Prakash

Editing files in nano editor
Nano Essentials

Open a File for Editing in Nano

In the first chapter of the Nano series, learn to open existing or new files with Nano editor.

ยท Abhishek Prakash

Select all in Nano
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How to Select All in Nano

Here's a how you can perform a select all text in Nano editor.

ยท Abhishek Prakash

Go to a specific line in Nano
Nano Essentials

Go to a Specific Line in Nano

Don't jump to conclusions. Instead, learn to jump to the desired lines in Nano editor.

ยท Abhishek Prakash

show line numbers in nano
Nano Essentials

Show Line Numbers in Nano

Feeling lost and want to figure out which line you are at? Here's how to quickly show the line numbers in Nano editor.

ยท Abhishek Prakash

Beginning end of file in Linux
Nano Essentials

Jump to the Beginning and End of File in Nano

Nano is an excellent beginner-friendly text editor for Linux command line. Learn to quickly go to the beginning or end of files in Nano.

ยท Sagar Sharma