Linux - Nano

About

Nano is a file editor.

How to

Start Nano

nano /mydirectory/myfile

The workspace

In the upper left corner, you have the program and it’s version “GNU nano 1.3.12″ In the center of the top bar it tells you what file you are editing.

The caret (^) signifies holding down the control key and typing the letter.

For example:

  • ”{cntrl} g“ (^G) with display a Help file with a bunch of information about using nano.
  • ”{cntrl} x“ (^X) will exit the program and return you to the prompt.
  • ”{cntrl} o“ (^O) or (f3) will write or save the file to the servers harddrive.

Documentation / Reference





Discover More
Bash Liste Des Attaques Ovh
Linux - How to edit a file?

To edit a file in the shell mode, you have to use an editor such as: emacs vi pico gedit nano Winscp To edit the file: To save the file: with pico type CTRL+O to save and CTRL+X to...



Share this page:
Follow us:
Task Runner