Command Line Arguments -A Makes the Home key behave more intelligently (moving to beginning of non-whitespace characters, instead of the beginning of the line, as is default.) -B Backs up edits to a copy of the file in the current directory with the suffix ~. -E Convert typed tabs to spaces. -L Don't add newlines to the ends of files. -N Disable automatic conversion of files from DOS/Mac format. -O Use the blank line below the titlebar as extra editing space. -S Enable smooth scrolling. Text will scroll line-by-line, instead of the usual chunk-by-chunk behavior. -c Constantly show the cursor position. -w disable wrapping of long lines. -$ Enable softwrap (wraps lines instead of horizontal scrolling.) NOTE: Because $ is treated as a variable by many execution environments, it is advisable to flag this option separately from others you may be using, e.g.: nano -ALNc -$ textfile.txt nano [OPTIONS] [[+LIN...