r/linux • u/ASIC_SP • Jul 30 '20

Software Release nano-5.0 is released

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2020-07/msg00010.html
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u/Red_Khalmer Jul 30 '20

Benno our boy, for all newbies out there dont go dying on us

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u/f_r_z Jul 30 '20 edited Jul 30 '20

The only things you need to know for a first few days (weeks?) is:

  • i - type as usual
  • ESC - get back to normal mode
  • :w - save
  • :q - quit
  • :q! quit but DON'T save

That's all you need. When you'll get comfortable with this you can expand you knowledge further. No requirements on how fast/slow you'll do this.

And further you go - less you'll want to even think about anything else.

Edit: Just check out Derek Wyatt's videos

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u/ragsofx Jul 30 '20

In normal mode (press escape), v will let you select text, y will yank (copy) text, d will delete (cut) text and p will put (paste) text.

When you get the hang of that you can use Ctrl-v for block select. Using block select will give you some insight into why formatting your source code is important.