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GNU nano 5.0 Open-Source Text Editor Released, This is What’s New

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9to5Linux; By Marius Nestor
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GNU nano 5.0 open-source text editor has been released today and it looks like is a major release that brings many enhancements and other exciting changes for Linux users.

Dubbed “Among the fields of barley,” GNU nano 5.0 introduces a new --indicator parameter that displays some sort of scrollbar to show you where the viewport is located in the buffer and how much it covers, along with the --bookstyle parameter that makes nano consider any line that begins with a whitespace the start of a paragraph.

It’s now possible to tag any line with an anchor using the <Alt+Insert> shortcut. You can then jump to the nearest anchor using <Alt+PageUp> and <Alt+PageDown>. GNU nano 5.0 also lest you access the Execute Command prompt directly from the main menu with ^T.

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