Introduction to vim, nano, gedit, gvim LAB

 

1. Vim: The Modal Editor

• Open Vim: In a terminal, type vim.
• Navigate: Use the arrow keys to move around the text.
• Edit: Press i to enter insert mode, then type your text. Press esc to return to normal mode.
• Save and quit:
  Type :wq and press Enter.

Vim editor in normal mode

2. Nano: The Simple Editor

• Open Nano: In a terminal, type nano.
• Edit: Type your text directly.
• Save and quit: Press Ctrl+X, then Y to confirm, and Enter.

Nano editor

3. Gedit: The Graphical Editor

• Open Gedit: Click on the Gedit icon in your applications menu.
• Edit: Use the mouse and keyboard to edit your text.
• Save and quit: Click "File" -> "Save" and then "File" -> "Quit".

Gedit editor

4. GVim: The Graphical Vim

• Open GVim: In a terminal, type gvim.
• Navigate and edit: Use the same commands as Vim, but with a graphical interface.
• Save and quit: Type :wq and press Enter.

GVim editor

Lab Exercises:

1. Create a new file: Use each editor to create a new file named example.txt.
2. Write some text: Type a few lines of text into each file.
3. Save and quit: Save the files and exit each editor.
4. View the files: Use the cat command in the terminal to view the contents of the files.
5. Edit the files again: Open each file again and make some changes.
6. Save and quit: Save the changes and exit the editors.