GNU nano

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A small, friendly text editor for the terminal

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/ About /

GNU nano is a lightweight, open-source text editor designed for use in terminal environments. It offers features such as syntax highlighting, spell checking, undo/redo, auto-completion, and justification. It is part of the GNU project and is widely available on Unix-like systems.

/ How it works /

nano runs as a terminal application, providing keyboard-shortcut-driven text editing with features like syntax highlighting and spell checking directly in the shell.

/ Who it's for /

developers and system administrators working in terminal environments

/ More info /

Background.

Status
launched
Business model
open-source
Company
GNU Project
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