Quick Answer: How Do I Open a Nano File in Linux?

How do I view a nano file in Linux?

Method #1

1. Open the Nano editor: $ nano.
2. Then to open a new file in Nano, hit Ctrl+r. The Ctrl+r (Read File) shortcut allows you to read a file in the current editing session.
3. Then, in the search prompt, type the file name (mention full path) and hit Enter.

How do I open an existing file in nano?

If you’ve already opened nano , you can press Ctrl + R to open a file. On exit ( Ctrl + X ) nano will ask you whether to save the file. You can save it manually with F3 .