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nano

Command-line text editor. An enhanced Pico clone. More information: https://nano-editor.org.
  • Start the editor:
    nano
  • Start the editor without using configuration files:
    nano --ignorercfiles
  • Open specific files, moving to the next file when closing the previous one:
    nano {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}
  • Open a file and position the cursor at a specific line and column:
    nano +{{line}},{{column}} {{path/to/file}}
  • Open a file and enable soft wrapping:
    nano --softwrap {{path/to/file}}
  • Open a file and indent new lines to the previous line's indentation:
    nano --autoindent {{path/to/file}}
  • Open a file and create a backup file (path/to/file~) on save:
    nano --backup {{path/to/file}}

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