Text Editor
A text editor is like
a word processor without a lot of features. The main use of a text editor is for writing
something in plain text with no formatting so that another program can read it.
Plain text can be edited in Linux by graphical GUI editors or console text
editors.
Console Based Editor:
Vim:
Vi or Vim is one of the most popular editors. Vim is a
command-line editor that's completely keyboard-based. It can be used in any OS,
on any desktop environment and it won't
take up a lot of system resources. This editor is ubiquitous and available on
all Linux systems and is the "standard" Linux editor. While it is not
intuitive and has a learning curve, it is worth learning if Linux is part of
your career or future.
emacs:
This console based plain text editor supports the
theory that more is better. It tries to support every feature possible.
pico:
This console based plain text editor operates with the
simplicity of a GUI editor making it a favorite with Linux beginners.
nano:
This is a GNU.org clone of Pico.