^G (F1) Display this help text ^X (F2) Close the current file buffer / Exit from nano ^O (F3) Write the current file to disk ^J (F4) Justify the current paragraph
^R (F5) Insert another file into the current one ^W (F6) Search for a string or a regular expression ^Y (F7) Move to the previous screen ^V (F8) Move to the next screen
^K (F9) Cut the current line and store it in the cutbuffer ^U (F10) Uncut from the cutbuffer into the current line ^C (F11) Display the position of the cursor ^T (F12) Invoke the spell checker, if available
^_ (F13) (M-G) Go to line and column number ^\ (F14) (M-R) Replace a string or a regular expression ^^ (F15) (M-A) Mark text at the cursor position (F16) (M-W) Repeat last search
M-^ (M-6) Copy the current line and store it in the cutbuffer M-} Indent the current line M-{ Unindent the current line
^F Move forward one character ^B Move back one character ^Space Move forward one word M-Space Move back one word ^P Move to the previous line ^N Move to the next line
^A Move to the beginning of the current line ^E Move to the end of the current line M-( (M-9) Move to the beginning of the current paragraph M-) (M-0) Move to the end of the current paragraph M-\ (M-|) Move to the first line of the file M-/ (M-?) Move to the last line of the file
M-] Move to the matching bracket M-- (M-_) Scroll up one line without scrolling the cursor M-+ (M-=) Scroll down one line without scrolling the cursor
M-< (M-,) Switch to the previous file buffer M-> (M-.) Switch to the next file buffer
M-V Insert the next keystroke verbatim ^I Insert a tab at the cursor position ^M Insert a newline at the cursor position ^D Delete the character under the cursor ^H Delete the character to the left of the cursor M-T Cut from the cursor position to the end of the file
M-J Justify the entire file M-D Count the number of words, lines, and characters ^L Refresh (redraw) the current screen
M-X Help mode enable/disable M-C Constant cursor position display enable/disable M-O Use of one more line for editing enable/disable M-S Smooth scrolling enable/disable M-P Whitespace display enable/disable M-Y Color syntax highlighting enable/disable
M-H Smart home key enable/disable M-I Auto indent enable/disable M-K Cut to end enable/disable M-L Long line wrapping enable/disable M-Q Conversion of typed tabs to spaces enable/disable
M-B Backup files enable/disable M-F Multiple file buffers enable/disable M-M Mouse support enable/disable M-N No conversion from DOS/Mac format enable/disable M-Z Suspension enable/disable