Nano command overview The following list contains most of the commands you'll need to work with Nano: Ctrl-f Move forward one character. Ctrl-b Move backward one character. Ctrl-p Move to the previous line. Ctrl-n Move to the next line. Ctrl-a Move to the beginning of the line. Ctrl-e Move to the end of the line. Ctrl-v Move forward one page. Ctrl-y Move backward one page. Ctrl-d Delete the character at the cursor position. Ctrl-i Insert a tab at the cursor position. Ctrl-^ Mark or unmark the beginning of a block of text. Ctrl-k If a block of text has been selected with a mark, cuts the entire block. Otherwise, cuts the current line. Ctrl-u Paste at the cursor position the last text cut. Ctrl-l Redraw the screen. Ctrl-w Search for text. Ctrl-j Justify the current paragraph. Ctrl-t Start the spell checker. Ctrl-c Report the cursor position. Ctrl-r Read a file into the document at the cursor position. Ctrl-o Save the file (without exiting Nano). Ctrl-x Exit Nano, giving you the option to save the file. Ctrl-g Get help. Alt-U or EscU undo Alt-E or EscE redo Alt +6 copy https://kb.iu.edu/d/aeug Ctrl-w: Ctrl-t: ---search and go to the lines Alt-Shift-3: show line number