I am looking for the best linux text editor

Asked By tay lordanjab 0 points N/A Posted on - 02/13/2013

Hello friends,

I recently shifted to Linux from Windows XP operating system. I need a Linux text editor for editing my text. I searched on search engines but they show irrelevant results.

I need response from a Linux user. Suggest me the recommended best text editor for Linux platform.

Thanks

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Answered By Parisi Petrusic 0 points N/A #184540

I am looking for the best linux text editor

Hello,

I would most definitely recommend "VI" as the text editor in a Linux or UNIX environment. That CLI editor, commonly known as VI editor, is very efficient and once you get used to it you will find it really user-friendly as well. There are a handful of commands that you can apply while interacting with the editor. The way you use it is shown below.

Open a shell prompt. From there you type "VI" followed by a single space character and then followed by the name of the file you would like to edit. If you want to open the file in read-only mode, you use "view" instead of "VI". Once opened, you can browse through the file with characters j, k, l, and; that respectively are four left, down, up, and right.

Hope it helps.

Best Regards,
Parisi

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Answered By Martin Trish 0 points N/A #184541

I am looking for the best linux text editor

Hello Tay,

Linux has many text editor for many purposes like IDEs and, and command-line tools than a programmer can shake a stick at. If you're looking for a good programming text editor, we recommend Kate.

Various features of Kate will help you with code folding, VI input mode and in many ways.

Try this out, according to the Linux forum Kate is the best text editor for Linux platform.

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