Text Editing for Coders

Here are some applications that are currently in common use at Free Geek:

• vim -- a programmer's text editor that relies on you knowing a certain amount of arcane stuff. This editor is one of the variants of vi. Start "vimtutor" from the command line to learn how to use it.
• nano -- probably one of the easiest to use for people new to editing text files under linux.
• emacs -- a programmer's text editor with tons of features. Start it and type "Control-h t" to learn how to use it.

There's an ongoing religious war between vim and emacs users.

• Wikipedia articles for more information:
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vim_%28text_editor%29
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emacs
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nano_%28text_editor%29

Aspiring coders should pick one and learn it.