GNU nano

Small terminal text editor with the shortcuts printed on screen.

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About GNU nano

GNU nano is a straightforward console editor whose key bindings are listed at the bottom of the screen, so editing a config file over SSH needs no prior knowledge. It supports syntax highlighting, search and replace, undo and redo, multiple buffers and soft wrapping.

Strengths

  • Shortcuts shown on screen, so there is nothing to memorise
  • Installed or one package away on practically every Unix system

Limitations

  • No plugins, projects or language intelligence
  • Not designed for editing large codebases

Details

Pricing
FreeFree and open source under the GPL.
License
GPL-3.0
Developer
The GNU Project
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
How it runs
Downloadable app
Best suited for
Small terminal text editor with the shortcuts printed on screen
Categories
Code editors
Last verified
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Provenance
Selected from the TechWalrus Resource Hub (Developer Environments); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.

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