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Used to be I could copy outside of nano and within NANO paste. That is failing now on my install. I have a current linux on a Lenovo laptop.

user18199
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Ctrl+V is not paste in nano, or most other terminal applications.

Nano's own manual is a good read regarding keyboard shortcuts in nano, and most of them are displayed at bottom of screen. Note that ^ generally means Ctrl, so ^v is Ctrl+v

You can also press ^g to get help in nano. This will give you a overview of functionality and key combinations that you can use within the editor.

To cut a line in nano, use ^k, and paste it with ^u. You can also paste into a terminal using middle click, or your terminal emulators paste function.

^v is next page in nano, and ^h is backspace (delete character to the left of the cursor).

This question covers how to paste into a terminal.

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