Audience

Developers in need of a solution to optimize their text editing, undo/redo, syntax coloring, and interactive search processes

About nano

GNU nano was designed to be a free replacement for the Pico text editor, part of the Pine email suite from The University of Washington. It aimed to "emulate Pico as closely as is reasonable and then include extra functionality". The Debian GNU/Linux distribution, known for its strict standards in distributing truly "free" software (i.e. software with no restrictions on redistribution), would not include a binary package for Pine or Pico. Many people had a serious dilemma: they loved these programs, but the versions available at the time were not truly free software in the GNU sense of the word. GNU nano is a small and friendly text editor. Besides basic text editing, nano offers features like undo/redo, syntax coloring, interactive search-and-replace, auto-indentation, line numbers, word completion, file locking, backup files, and internationalization support. Starting with version 4.0, nano no longer hard-wraps an overlong line by default.

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Company Information

nano
Founded: 1999
www.nano-editor.org

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Product Details

Platforms Supported
Linux
Training
Documentation
Support
Online

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nano Product Features

Code Editors

Keyboard Shortcuts
Customizable Themes
Multi-Monitor Editing
Syntax Highlighting
API
Code Folding
Column Editing
Formatting / Table Editing
Auto-Complete
Debugging
WYSIWYG

Text Editors

Syntax Highlighting
Formatting / Table Editing
Code Folding
WYSIWYG
Column Editing
Multi-Monitor Editing
Auto-Complete
Keyboard Shortcuts
Debugging
API
Customizable Themes