0107 | Text Editors

Text Editors

Text Editors | nano

• nano example.txt
• '^' --> [ctrl] key
  • like ^G for Get Help
• 'M' --> [alt] key
  • like M-E for Redo
• disable help mode --> M-X
• ^C --> to know where you are in the document
• M-/ --> move to the end of the file
• M-\ --> move to the top of the file
• M-U --> undo a change
• M-E --> redo a change
• select text --> M-A
• copy selected text --> M-^
• paste text --> ^U
• cut text --> select text --> ^K --> ^U to paste it
• search for text --> ^W
  • next occurrence = M-W
  • prev occ. = M-Q
• save file -- ^O
• exit editor -- ^X

Text Editors | vim

• is a modal editor -- command; input; last line
• searching -- /
  • next match -- n
  • prev match -- N
• moving to a specific line
  • :<line-number> like :2
• last line of the file
  • :$ or G