A text editor is a simple editor for viewing, creating and updating text files. Linux has a wide variety of text editors available. The Linux image used in the summer school has a couple of text editors that are available. Instructors, when they created pages, will show whatever editor they prefer. However, you can use any editor you prefer. Some text editors.
| Editor | Comments | Example |
|---|---|---|
| gedit | Lighweight editor, and the easiest to use. Just type. Has save and quit buttons. | gedit filename.conf |
| nano | Lightweight editor that can be run directly in the shell window. Harder to use than gedit. | nano filename.conf |
| vi or vim | These editors are very powerful and very cryptic. If you don’t already know vi, don’t try to learn this during the course. | vi filename.conf |
| emacs | Powerful editor that is less cryptic than vi. | emacs filename.conf |