Editing Files using nano
Create/Open new file
| nano diary.txt |
Create file with nano and open the nano editor |
Save file
| CTRL O |
Executes Write Out (Save) command |
| File Name to Write: ? |
Enter filename of saved file |
| CTRL X |
Exit nano |
Read file
Get content of other file and put in the current file
| CTRL R |
Open File to insert [from ./] input: |
| File to insert [from ./]: ? |
Enter filename to insert and press enter |
Where Is
Search for words in your file. Searches in a case-insensitive manner.
Once in searh mode, you can use additional terms:
By pressing ALT C for example, will modify search to Case Sensitive.
| CTRL W |
Open Search: |
| Search: ? |
Enter search term press enter |
Other command
| CTRL \ |
Replace text |
| CTRL K |
Cut text |
| CTRL U |
Uncut text |
To Spell
Nano's build in spell checker
Not setup by default.
To enable spell check, edit the nano configuration file located at /etc/nanorc
We will not have rights to edit this file, so we have to change permissions on this file:
sudo su
[sudo] password for user:
sudo nano /etc/nanorc
Use the Where Is command to find the word aspell
Remove hash infront of 'set speller "aspell -x -c"'
Examples
