How to Use Nano | Command Line Text Editor

GNU nano is a popular command-line text editor that is included in most Linux distributions. The interface is comparable to GUI-based text editors, which makes nano a popular choice for those who find vi or emacs commands non-intuitive.

Chapters:
0:00 - intro
0:51 - Checking nano Install
2:23 - Saving in nano
4:55 - Searching in nano
6:30 - Cutting and Pasting
8:05 - Start nano at a Specific Line
8:48 - Start nano in View Only Mode
9:17 - Go To Line
11:11 - Checking Spelling with nano
12:30 - Outro

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[nickstoic]

Thank you for sharing. For those that aren't familiar with such editing, this is very useful.

[migillett]

Loving all the uploads as of late. Keep up the great work.

[BLACKPHOENIXRIZIN]

As alwayz, excellently done video presentation! Keep em comin my man, keep em comin! Peace.

[volkanolog]

How can you copy some text in the same .txt file and paste it instead of another text in the same file? I mean i copy what i want to copy with M-6 (esc -6 ) but when i go to the text which i want to replace what do i have in my copy buffer first i want to remove the existent text when i do that with ctrl-K --> it takes the existent text into the cut buffer and when i paste it it again the same text which i wanted to replace.

[carlallison]

Thanks you for your time and teaching on nano, and will you please go over commenting and uncomment on nano for new linux students to understand what is comment and uncomment and what is it's purpose . Thank you again you're a good teacher.

[cybernit]

Thanks for the nano intro and about spell check didn't know it could do that. I like nano so far since it is easier to use over vim or emacs.
But I wish I could get copy/paste to work in the common way -> ^c to copy the selected text ^p to paste
I think they use ^K and ^U paste so it doesn't conflict with terminal shell use of them.
To Mark text... ALT+SHIFT+A and then ALT+SHIFT+6 .... seems weird
or you could edit the nano config file keybinds to use the usual ^c and ^v,

[dragonball]

I don't know why Akamai made this but thank you anyway!

[mrbob]

Is there a way to turn on line wrap so that it doesn't split text in the middle of words?

[Roobini-edvh]

Thanks lot, after see your video am clear about nano

[allenfugelseth]

Thanks for the tutorial. My use will be the first-time. I want to make a file called config.json. Do I have to place a .txt after my file name? How about if I want to make a backup? I'll need a backup folder, so I plan on making one a placing it in the root dir. Any advice? Thanks.

[zigorvlc]

cool, didn't know about plus line number from cmd line options. I love nano bcoz is simple a gets the job done. Vim looks cooler but has a learning wall

[geogmz]

I don't like nano! But I work mostly with Ubuntu servers that I ended up using it more than any other editor and I'm way more proficient on it.

[RichardMuenzer]

I used to do construction for a living high end Bridges hospitals so commercial blueprints are easier to read then the NANORC file really nano is not easy to use it.... it has a steep learning curve especially if you never even heard of an RC file.... and get it to function properly you need to understand that.

[juniali]

how to set the number on the line???? please

[RichardMuenzer]

"WriteOut" this does I don't think I have to say

[ThDragonKng]

How can I toggle word wrap within nano