Manjaro comes equipped with a terminal based text editor - nano - These are some Nano keyboard shortcuts for reference:
Nano Editor Shortcuts
File handling:
| Keys |
Description |
| 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:
| Keys |
Description |
| 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:
| Keys |
Description |
| 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:
| Keys |
Description |
| 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:
| Keys |
Description |
| 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 |
Moving:
| Keys |
Description |
| ← |
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+</kbd> |
To top of buffer |
| Alt+/ |
To end of buffer |
Special movement:
| Keys |
Description |
| 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:
| Keys |
Description |
| Ctrl+C |
Report cursor position |
| Alt+D |
Report line/word/character counts |
| Ctrl+G |
Display help text |
Various:
| Keys |
Description |
| 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+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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