nano: Entering Text

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1 4.1 Entering Text
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1 ‘nano’ is a "modeless" editor.  This means that all keystrokes, with the
1 exception of Control and Meta sequences, enter text into the file being
1 edited.
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1    Characters not present on the keyboard can be entered in two ways:
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1    • For characters with a single-byte code, pressing the Esc key twice
1      and then typing a three-digit decimal number (from ‘000’ to ‘255’)
1      will make ‘nano’ behave as if you typed the key with that value.
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1    • For any possible character, pressing ‘M-V’ (Alt+V) and then typing
1      a six-digit hexadecimal number (starting with ‘0’ or ‘1’) will
1      enter the corresponding Unicode character into the buffer.
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1    For example, typing ‘Esc Esc 2 3 4’ will enter the character "ê" —
1 useful when writing about a French party.  Typing ‘M-V 0 0 2 2 c 4’ will
1 enter the symbol "⋄", a little diamond.
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