File handling
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 |
Editing
Ctrl+K | Cut current line into cutbuffer |
Alt+6 | Copy current line into cutbuffer |
Ctrl+U | Paste contents of cutbuffer |
Ctrl+] | Complete current word |
Alt+3 | Comment/uncomment line/region |
Alt+U | Undo last action |
Alt+E | Redo last undone action |
Search and replace
Ctrl+B | Start backward search |
Ctrl+F | Start forward search |
Alt+B | Find next occurrence backward |
Alt+F | Find next occurrence forward |
Alt+R | Start a replacing session |
Deletion
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 |
Operations
Ctrl+T | Execute some command |
Ctrl+T Ctrl+S | Run a spell check |
Ctrl+T Ctrl+Y | Run a syntax check |
Ctrl+T Ctrl+O | Run a formatter |
Tab | Indent marked region |
Shift+Tab | Unindent marked region |
Ctrl+J | Justify paragraph or region |
Alt+J | Justify entire buffer |
Alt+T | Cut until end of buffer |
Alt+: | Start/stop recording of macro |
Alt+; | Replay macro |
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Moving around
← | One character backward |
→ | One character forward |
Ctrl+← | One word backward |
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 |
Alt+Home | To first row in viewport |
Alt+End | To last row in viewport |
Ctrl+Y | One page up |
Ctrl+V | One page down |
Alt+\ | To top of buffer |
Alt+/ | To end of buffer |
Special movement
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 |
Information
Ctrl+C | Report cursor position |
Alt+D | Report line/word/character counts |
Ctrl+G | Display help text |
Various
Alt+A | Set or unset the mark |
Alt+V | Enter next keystroke verbatim |
Alt+C | Turn constant position info on/off |
Alt+N | Turn line numbers on/off |
Alt+P | Turn visible whitespace on/off |
Alt+S | Turn softwrapping on/off |
Alt+X | Hide/unhide the help lines |
Alt+Z | Hide/unhide the info bars |
Ctrl+L | Refresh the screen |
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