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When I paste text into a document, each line gets indented further than the last. Why does nano do this, and how can I avoid it?

April 26, 2017avoid DOCUMENT indented line Nano paste text

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When I paste text into a document, each line gets indented further than the last. Why does nano do this, and how can I avoid it?

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You have the autoindent feature turned on. Hit Meta-I to turn it off, paste your text, and then hit Meta-I again to turn it back on.