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txt file and linebreaks
I used
antiword >filename.txt
To convert a .doc word document to a txt file. Then I edited the file in nano (also tried vim) and when the document is viewed in libre office and gvim or even text ...
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How can I change the keyboard shortcuts in nano?
To indent a whole block of code in nano, after selecting it with alt+a, I have to press alt+{, which doesn't work on my german layout macintosh keyboard (and would be pretty annoying even if it did).
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Accents - Nano editor
i am using NANO as my everyday text editor. I'm using an old laptop, so NANO it's fast, lightweight, and saves me battery. The only problem is the fact i can't use Special Characters and accents.
For ...
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Editing with nano, Alt is caught by the window menus, how can I fix that?
The Alt key is used for many useful commands, but unfortunately it's caught by the terminal window to activate the window menus (File, Edit, ...).
I would like to either force the terminal window to ...
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How to edit files in a terminal with nano?
Sometimes, a graphical text editor like gedit or kate cannot be used (because you're in a virtual console for example). Luckily, there are text editors for the terminal. An easy one is nano, but I ...
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How do I get spaces instead of tabs in nano?
I usually edit Python files with nano, so I need four spaces instead of a tab. How can I get nano to automatically insert spaces for tabs, and control how many of them it inserts?
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How to switch the editor in mc (midnight commander) from nano to mcedit?
Using ubuntu 10.10 the editor in mc (midnight commander) is nano. How can i switch to the internal mc editor (mcedit)?
