nano cheat sheet

Handy commands in the terminal text editor nano.

Ctrl a and then Esc
Move with arrow keys.
Esc to get back.

Ctrl a and then w
Enter your search term [press return]

Ctrl \
Enter your search term [press return]
Enter your replacement term [press return]
A [to replace all instances]

Ctrl k one or multiple lines.
Ctrl u to paste everything.

This is a workaround since I can't get the proper way to work.
Help text: M-^ (M-6) Copy the current line and store it in the cutbuffer

Ctrl 6 or Alt a to enter Mark set mode. Help text: ^^ (M-A) Mark text starting from the cursor position

Navigate with arrow buttons to select section

Ctrl k to cut selection

Ctrl u to paste selection back to original position

Move with arrow keys to the paste point

Ctrl u to paste selection

Alt u to undo action, can be repeated until end of undo buffer.

Alt e to redo last undo action.