| M+A | Turn the mark on/off |
| Tab | Indent marked region |
| Shift+Tab | Unindent marked region |
| M+N | Turn line numbers on/off |
| M+P | Turn visible whitespace on/off |
| M+V | Enter next keystroke verbatim |
| ^+L | Refresh the screen |
| ^+Z | Suspend nano |
Tag: Nano Cheat Sheet
GNU nano is a text editor for Unix-like computing systems or operating environments using a command-line interface. Nano cheat sheet tries to provide a basic reference for beginner and advanced developers, lower the entry barrier for newcomers, and help veterans refresh the old tricks.
| Alt+A | Turn the mark on/off |
| Tab | Indent marked region |
| Shift+Tab | Unindent marked region |
| Alt+N | 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 |
| 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 |
| ^Ctrl+T | Run a spell check |
| ^+J | Justify paragraph or region |
| M+J | Justify entire buffer |
| M+B | Run a syntax check |
| M+F | Run a formatter/fixer/arranger |
| M+: | Start/stop recording of macro |
| M+; | Replay macro |
| ^+H | Delete character before cursor |
| ^+D | Delete character under cursor |
| ^+Shift+Del | Delete word to the left |
| ^+Del | Delete word to the right |
| M+Del | Delete current line |
| ^+C | Report cursor position |
| M+D | Report word/line/char count |
| ^+G | Display help text |
| 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 |
| M+G | Go to specified line |
| M+] | Go to complementary bracket |
| M+↑ | Scroll viewport up |
| M+↓ | Scroll viewport down |
| M+< | Switch to preceding buffer |
| M+> | Switch to succeeding buffer |
| Ctrl+B | One character backward |
| Ctrl+F | 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 |
| Ctrl+Y | One page up |
| Ctrl+V | One page down |
| Alt+\ | To top of buffer |
| Alt+/ | To end of buffer |
| ^+Q | Start backward search |
| ^+W | Start forward search |
| M+Q | Find next occurrence backward |
| M+W | Find next occurrence forward |
| M+R | Start a replacing session |
| 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 |
| ^+K | Cut current line into cutbuffer |
| M+6 | Copy current line into cutbuffer |
| ^+U | Paste contents of cutbuffer |
| M+T | Cut until end of buffer |
| ^+] | Complete current word |
| M+3 | Comment/uncomment line/region |
| M+U | Undo last action |
| M+E | Redo last undone action |
| 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 |
| ^+B | One character backward |
| ^+F | One character forward |
| ^+← | One word backward |
| ^+→ | One word forward |
| ^+A | To start of line |
| ^+E | To end of line |
| ^+P | One line up |
| ^+N | One line down |
| ^+↑ | To previous block |
| ^+↓ | To next block |
| ^+Y | One page up |
| ^+V | One page down |
| M+\ | To top of buffer |
| M+/ | To end of buffer |
| 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 |
| ^+S | Save current file |
| ^+O | Offer to write file (“Save as”) |
| ^+R | Insert a file into current one |
| ^+X | Close buffer, exit from nano |
| 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 |