tldr/pages/common/nano.md

# nano

> Simple, easy to use command-line text editor. An enhanced, free Pico clone.
> More information: <https://nano-editor.org>.

- Open a new file in nano:

`nano`

- Open a specific file:

`nano {{path/to/file}}`

- Open a specific file, positioning the cursor at the specified line and column:

`nano +{{line}},{{column}} {{path/to/file}}`

- Open a specific file and enable soft wrapping:

`nano --softwrap {{path/to/file}}`

- Open a specific file and indent new lines to the previous lines' indentation:

`nano --autoindent {{path/to/file}}`

- Open nano and create a backup file (`file~`) when saving edits:

`nano --backup {{path/to/file}}`