The following table lists several popular text editors used on Linux/Unix systems. Links to online tutorials for each editor have been included for convenience.
Please note that these links represent only a small sample of the tutorials and other documentation available on the web for each editor. Also please remember that the web is a dynamic environment, and some of these sites may change or become unavailable at any time. But if you find that any of these links has become invalid, please notify your instructor that this page needs to be updated.
| nano | A simple but popular editor, nano is the successor to an earlier version named pico. It runs in a terminal window, which means that it can be used remotely via a text-based ssh (secure shell) connection. | Tutorial Tutorial |
| vi | An ancient but still popular Unix editor, available on essentially all Unix/Linux systems. Like nano, vi runs in a terminal window and can be used remotely via a text-based ssh connection. | Tutorial Tutorial Tutorial |
| gedit | Popular text editor for the GNOME desktop environment on Linux systems. Unlike nano and vi, gedit is a GUI-based editor that raises its own window. This means that it cannot be used remotely via a text-based ssh (secure shell) connection. | gedit main page |