_002dline-Options"></span><span id="Command_002dline-Options-1"></span><h2 class="chapter">6 Command-line Options</h2>

<p><code>nano</code> takes the following options from the command line:
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<dt><samp>-A</samp></dt>
<dt><samp>--smarthome</samp></dt>
<dd><p>Make the Home key smarter.  When Home is pressed anywhere but at the
very beginning of non-whitespace characters on a line, the cursor will
jump to that beginning (either forwards or backwards).  If the cursor is
already at th