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Text Editors

There are a lot of text editors but as a beginner at ALX, you are expected to familiarize yourself with the terminal based text editors. Some of the text editors we recommend include:

  • Vi
  • Vim
  • Emacs
  • Nano

Getting started​

Vim​

To get started with using Vim, here are a few things that you need to explore

  • How to open Vim in a terminal
  • What are the different modes of Vim
  • Basic editing commands (You can use this website to learn and practice these commands)

Emacs​

To get started with using Emacs, you should consider the following:

  • How to open emacs
  • Basic editing commands
  • Buffers and windows and what they mean
  • Customization and configuration of Emacs

This is a beginner friendly video that you can check out.

Other Resources​

  1. Peer Discussion led by Adewole Adegboyega-Conde for some ALX learners

Vi Written tutorials​

  1. Vi Editor with Commands
  2. VI Editor with Commands

Emacs​

  1. Emacs Docs