Nano, writing lines

Question

In Nano, when my text hits the end of the window, it starts a new line instead of continuing on the line I'm writing in. How can I change this?

Example:

This is a test, writing
next line

This is what I want:

This is a test, writing $next line

Answer 1

Add set nowrap to your .nanorc.

Answer 2

To disable line-wrapping permanently you can add set nowrap in your ~/.nanorc file.

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To toggle between line-wrap / no-wrap in a file you can use the shortcut Alt, then $ (Shift + 4).

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To open a file with line-wrapping disabled use -w or --nowrap (e.g. nano -w filename).