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What does this do that nano doesn't?

Only things I saw unless nano already does them:

* Execute commands (edit: to manage the editor settings).

* Support for shortcuts we're all very accustomed to in other software C+S to save, Ctrl+c to copy, Ctrl+v to paste, etc

* Mouse Support

Nano serves it's purpose but sometimes I need something that feels "modern" so I use TextAdept (works on the terminal as well). I might give Micro a try though.

In addition to those features, micro also supports colors better. You can make colorschemes for it so that syntax highlighting is consistent across filetypes, and it supports 256, and true color, while nano only supports 16 colors.

Micro can also easily interface with the system clipboard (Ctrl-c, Ctrl-x, Ctrl-v).

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