nano: Entering Text
3.2 Entering Text
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‘nano’ is a "modeless" editor. This means that all keystrokes, with the
exception of Control and Meta sequences, enter text into the file being
edited.
Characters not present on the keyboard can be entered in two ways:
• For characters with a single-byte code, pressing the Esc key twice
and then typing a three-digit decimal number (from ‘000’ to ‘255’)
will make ‘nano’ behave as if you typed the key with that value.
• For any possible character, pressing ‘M-V’ (Alt+V) and then typing
a series of hexadecimal digits (at most six, or concluded with
‘Enter’ or ‘Space’) will enter the corresponding Unicode character
into the buffer.
For example, typing ‘Esc Esc 2 3 4’ will enter the character "ê" —
useful when writing about a French party. Typing ‘M-V 0 0 2 2 c 4’ will
enter the symbol "⋄", a little diamond.
Typing ‘M-V’ followed by anything other than a hexadecimal digit will
enter this keystroke verbatim into the buffer, allowing the user to
insert literal control codes (except ‘^J’) or escape sequences.
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