GNU Nano is text editor uses the command-line interface. We are unable to use cursor in Nano Text Editor. So, here are some keyboard shortcuts mostly filtered for Coding...... Intro We can see all shortcuts by pressing CTRL + G which will show help menu. In this help menu, all keyboard shortcuts are present. You can use them at your convenience. But this help menu seems to be very complicated, So I am filtering some commands which are frequently useful for any programmer while coding with Nano. Shortcuts Basic CTRL + G or F1 >>>> Displays help menu CTRL + X or F2 >>>> Close / Exit from Nano CTRL + O or F3 >>>> Write current file to disk Code Navigation CTRL + F >>>> Move forward CTRL + B >>>> Move backward CTRL + W >>>> Search for string CTRL + P >>>> Move to previous line CTRL + N >>>> Move to next line CTRL + A >>