GNU nano

This page is the news and release-notes section of the GNU nano project, a command-line text editor distributed as part of the GNU system. Rather than marketing the editor, it records each published version in reverse chronological order, starting with the most recent release at the top. The current listing begins with version 9.3 and works backward through earlier releases, giving readers a compact timeline of the project’s recent development.

Each entry pairs a version number and release codename with a short list of changes. The notes cover interface details, such as how an overlong filename is clipped on the mini bar and how keypad operator keys behave, as well as option changes like the addition of –newbuffer as a synonym for –multibuffer. Some entries document removals, including support for old Mac line endings and the ^T toggle between WhereIs and GotoLine, which helps users understand behavior shifts between upgrades.

The page is most useful to existing nano users, system administrators, and developers who maintain scripts or documentation around the editor. Distributions and package maintainers can scan it to see which fixes and behavior changes landed in a given release, while individual users can check whether a problem they encountered has been addressed. It assumes familiarity with nano’s options and keystrokes.

Read it top-down when you want the newest changes, or jump to a specific version when comparing behavior across upgrades. Because the notes are bri