# micro > Micro is a modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor. > You can use your keyboard, but also your mouse to navigate and/or select text. > More information: . - Open a file: `micro {{file}}` - Save a file: `Ctrl + S` - Cut the entire line: `Ctrl + K` - Search for a pattern in the file (press `Ctrl + N`/`Ctrl + P` to go to next/previous match): `Ctrl + F "{{pattern}}" ` - Execute a command: `Ctrl + E {{command}} ` - Perform a substitution in the whole file: `Ctrl + E replaceall "{{pattern}}" "{{replacement}}" ` - Quit: `Ctrl + Q`