Introduction
Most Linux distributions ship with a command-line based text editor, usually Vi/Vim or Nano. While both are excellent choices, Vim has a steeper learning curve and can be confusing for beginners. Nano, on the other hand, will feel much more familiar to anyone who has used notepad or other simple text editors in a desktop or other graphical user interface. This is not to say that Nano is not as feature rich as Vim; it is simply more accessible.

In this article, we will cover the basics of using the Nano text editor, as well as installing it and making some standard adjustments to its configuration. This article is primarily intended for people with little to no experience using the Linux command line, but even experienced users may learn a thing or two. We will be using a basic CentOS 8 Linux server distribution to demonstrate the many uses of Nano. Still, these commands and interfaces are mostly the same on all Linux distros by default.

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