jump to line X in nano editor

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Does the Nano minimal text editor have a keyboard shortcut feature to jump to a specified line?

Vim provides several analogs.

score 315 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 04 '21 at 11:57

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In the nano editor

Ctrl+_

On opening a file

nano +10 file.txt

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answered Mar 24 '16 at 22:49

Ghilas BELHADJ

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`Ctrl+-` seems to work, too. (ssh'd in to CentOS 6 from macOS) – rinogo May 01 '19 at 22:25
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If I press CTRL + _ then the view just scales down – Black Nov 04 '21 at 11:56
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@Black, you may need to press CTRL + Shift + _ – KetZoomer Aug 07 '22 at 21:32

score 55 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 23 '22 at 06:35

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The shortcut is: CTRL+shift+- ("shift+-" results in "_")

After typing the shortcut, nano will let you to enter the line you wanna jump to, type in the line number, then press ENTER.

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answered Apr 11 '17 at 15:20

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This is misleading at best: the actual shortcut is 'Ctrl + _'. It just happens that there is a key that produces '-' without Shift and '_' with it on most keyboards. However, this is just a coincidence and 'Ctrl + Shift + -' will not work with numpad's '-' key, for example. – Jozef Mikušinec Oct 15 '20 at 09:16

score 27 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 24 '16 at 22:47

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The shortcut is: CTRL+_

Have a look here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1005737

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But how will you type underscore directly? – Lalnuntluanga Chhakchhuak May 12 '21 at 08:15
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@LalnuntluangaChhakchhuak dunno, i have to use `CTRL`+`Shift`+`-` – hanshenrik Sep 14 '21 at 13:31

score 7 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 19 '19 at 10:13

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I am using nano editor in a Raspberry Pi with Italian OS language and Italian keyboard. Don't know the exact reason, but in this environment the shortcut is:

Ctrl+-

answered Apr 19 '19 at 10:13

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score 6 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 01 '19 at 19:24

According to section 2.2 of the manual, you can use the Escape key pressed twice in place of the CTRL key. This allowed me to use Nano's key combination for GO TO LINE when running Nano on a Jupyter/ JupyterHub and accessing through my browser. The normal key combination was getting 'swallowed' as the manual warns about can more often happen with the ALT key on some systems, and which can be replaced by one press of the ESCAPE key.
So for jump to line it was ESCAPE pressed twice, followed by shift key + dash key.

score 2 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 13 '20 at 06:40

I am using Linux raspi 4.19.118+ #1311 via ssh Powershell on Win 10 Pro 1909 with German keyboard. nano shortcut Goto Line with "Crtl + Shift + -" was not working Solution: Step 1 - Do Current Position with "Crtl + C" Step 2 - Goto Line with "Crtl + Shift + -" IS working!

I dont know what effects it. But now its working without step 1!

score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Nov 04 '21 at 11:59

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Try this, for me it works:

Ctrl+Shift+_

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score 2 · Answer 8 · answered Feb 11 '23 at 17:04

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Alternatively, on OSX Ventura (nano -version Pico 5.09), Ctrl W (Where is) reveals Ctrl T (Line Number), and you can type in your line number at the prompt.

answered Feb 11 '23 at 17:04

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score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Sep 21 '22 at 11:40

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I am using using Ubuntu 20.04 on Win 11 Pro with a Spanish keyboard the nano shortcut to Go To Line is: Ctrl + /.

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