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Editors
CS155 Editors
Text Editors
- A text editor allows you to modify the contents of a file in a convenient way.
- For Windows users, think notepad, not Microsoft Word.
- There are many editors. We will cover three:
gedit, pico, and vim.
gedit
gedit is like notepad in windows.
- It’s not that powerful, but it’s easy to use.
- It has a menu bar at the top.
- It requires a graphics connection.
Enough about gedit.
pico
- A simple text editor that provides basic editing functions
- Most commands are performed by pressing Ctrl and some other key.
- Ctrl (pronounced “control”) is a modifier, just like the shift key.
- The symbol
^ in front of a character means hold down Ctrl
while pressing that character.
pico: Some Commands
| Command | Result | Command | Result |
|---|
| Ctrl-P or ↑ | Go Up | delete key | Delete char under the cursor |
| Ctrl-N or ↓ | Go Down | backspace | Delete char before the cursor |
| Ctrl-B or ← | Go Left | Ctrl-O | Save |
| Ctrl-F or → | Go Right | Ctrl-X | Quit |
