Introduction:
This tutorial is available for download as a PDF here.
This workshop will introduce how to use the vim command-line text editor within a Linux environment.
It will cover the basics on opening and updating a text file, how to navigate around the text, and how to search for terms.
After the workshop, participants will have the skills to use a text editor to create basic scripts.
Participants are expected to have an introductory level of experience using Linux from the command line – such as that provided by the Intro to Linux workshop.
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To introduce users, using the Linux command line environment, to text editors: Specifically vim.
Open, edit, update, save and quit a text editor.
Use the keyboard and shortcuts to navigate around the text file.
Use the command line to search for terms within the text file.
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01 Getting Started
02 Why do we need a Text Editor?
03 Other Text Editors
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