Learning nano

Get up and running with nano, a lightweight text editor for command-line editing on Linux, Mac, and Windows.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files

1. Introducing nano

• What is nano?
• Finding or installing nano on Linux
• Installing nano for Windows
• Updating nano on a Mac, using Homebrew
• Exploring the nano interface
• Finding help

2. Creating and Editing a File

• Creating and opening files from the command line
• Navigating within a file
• Editing text in a file
• Searching for text
• Saving a file
• Inserting text from another source
• Working with multiple files in buffers

3. Exploring Additional Features

• Switching back to the command line with suspend
• Command-line flags
• Using Undo and Spell Check
• Customizing the experience using a .nanorc file

Conclusion

• Goodbye