NANO EDITOR CHEATSHEET DELETE: Ctrl+H Delete character before cursor Ctrl+D Delete character under cursor Ctrl+Shift+Del Delete word to the left Ctrl+Del Delete word to the right Alt+Del Delete current line EDIT: Ctrl+K Cut current line into cutbuffer Alt+6 Copy current line into cutbuffer Ctrl+U Paste contents of cutbuffer Alt+T Cut until end of buffer Ctrl+] Complete current word Alt+3 Comment/uncomment line/region Alt+U Undo last action Alt+E Redo last undone action FILES: 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 INFO: Ctrl+C Report cursor position Alt+D Report word/line/char count Ctrl+G Display help text MOVEMENT: Ctrl+B One character backward Ctrl+F One character forward Ctrl+Left One word backward Ctrl+Right 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+Up To previous block Ctrl+Down To next block Ctrl+Y One page up Ctrl+V One page down Alt+\ To top of buffer Alt+/ To end of buffer Alt+G Go to specified line Alt+] Go to complementary bracket Alt+Up Scroll viewport up Alt+Down Scroll viewport down Alt+< Switch to preceding buffer Alt+> Switch to succeeding buffer OPERATIONS: Ctrl+T Run a spell check Ctrl+J Justify paragraph or region Alt+J Justify entire buffer Alt+B Run a syntax check Alt+F Run a formatter/fixer/arranger Alt+: Start/stop recording of macro Alt+; Replay macro SEARCH: Ctrl+Q Start backward search Ctrl+W Start forward search Alt+Q Find next occurrence backward Alt+W Find next occurrence forward Alt+R Start a replacing session VARIOUS: Alt+A Turn the mark on/off Tab Indent marked region Shift+Tab Unindent marked region Alt+# Turn line numbers on/off Alt+P Turn visible whitespace on/off Alt+V Enter next keystroke verbatim Ctrl+L Refresh the screen Ctrl+Z Suspend nano