norc-Files"></span><span id="Nanorc-Files-1"></span><h2 class="chapter">8 Nanorc Files</h2>

<p>Nanorc files can be used to configure <code>nano</code> to your liking
without using command-line options.  During startup <code>nano</code> will
normally read two files: first the system-wide file, <samp>/etc/nanorc</samp>
(the exact path may be different on your system), and then the user-specific
file, either <samp>~/.nanorc</samp> or <samp>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nano/nanorc</samp> or
<samp>.config/nano/nanorc</samp