This will set a selection mark.

How to use text editor in linux. The vi editor is the most popular and commonly used Unix text editor It is usually available in all Linux Distributions. Vi stands for visual instrument and the vi editor has been one of the most common if not THE most common text editors on Linux and UNIX systems since its creation in 1969 by Bill Joy. All Linux distributions ship with multiple text editors included.

Type the cat command followed by the double. Graphical user interface GUI text editors. Enter the search term and the text to be replaced with.

Pressing A will replace all matches. System admins will find this very useful when editing configuration files. To mark a text press Ctrl then move the cursors with the arrow keys.

A Linux system supports multiple text editors. To paste the marked text move the cursor to a suitable position and press U Ctrl U. The default command line text editor on Linux and BSD varaiants determines what is used when you run commands such as crontab -e and is often not what you want to use yourself.

To copy the marked text press Alt. Move the cursor to the end of the text you want to select using the arrow keys. There are two types of text editors in Linux which are given below.

In this tutorial you will see how to install Vim Text Editor on your Linux Ubuntu 1804 server and you will learn how to use its main commands to create and edit text files with their different uses. You may also use the CtrlShiftC keyboard shortcut in Ubuntu terminal. Use Nano Text Editor Open and Create Files Type nano followed by the filename to create or open an existing file.