Nano Or Vim? Which Terminal Text Editor Should You Use? DistroTube
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Date: 2022-03-30
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Joel
Took a formal Linux class my final semester before finishing my IT degree. Very thankful for that, it was really an eye opener and more than anything, it forced me to face my fears of text mode linux, and all it's tools and beautiful simplicity. If you are not OK with working in a text mode session, Linux really is not a good fit for you because it does take more of a power user / dev mindset to operate than Windows or Mac OS, but the reward is FAR greater freedom and control of your computer coupled with a surprising level of simplicity once you finally dive into the CLI
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Took a formal Linux class my final semester before finishing my IT degree. Very thankful for that, it was really an eye opener and more than anything, it forced me to face my fears of text mode linux, and all it's tools and beautiful simplicity. If you are not OK with working in a text mode session, Linux really is not a good fit for you because it does take more of a power user / dev mindset to operate than Windows or Mac OS, but the reward is FAR greater freedom and control of your computer coupled with a surprising level of simplicity once you finally dive into the CLI
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Hans
I know this is probably gonna hurt you guys, but I think Linux became a better place when Nano became a part of the standard installation in most Distros.
Seriously I started on Suse in 2004 and the worst thing is when you end up in a tty, you don-t have a browser to get help and you cannot even use a text editor because the only installed one is vim.
I am on gentoo now 17 years later, but I still love and use Nano for its simplicity and don-t want to leave it ever. A text editor should be so easy to use and it should not require learning it.
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I know this is probably gonna hurt you guys, but I think Linux became a better place when Nano became a part of the standard installation in most Distros.
Seriously I started on Suse in 2004 and the worst thing is when you end up in a tty, you don-t have a browser to get help and you cannot even use a text editor because the only installed one is vim.
I am on gentoo now 17 years later, but I still love and use Nano for its simplicity and don-t want to leave it ever. A text editor should be so easy to use and it should not require learning it.
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noam65
I guess, if it is -one and done- type of very occasional quick file editing, nano is perfectly adequate. No bindings need be memorized.
If you spend any kind of time editing text files, then memorizing vim key bindings becomes worthwhile.
When I became a sysadmin, I had dozens of SUN clients and servers to administer, and vi was pre-installed on the OS and at the PROM level. So there was no choice but to learn it. PLUS I was handed a 1 page cheat sheet on paper. Yeah, I am old-old school.
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I guess, if it is -one and done- type of very occasional quick file editing, nano is perfectly adequate. No bindings need be memorized.
If you spend any kind of time editing text files, then memorizing vim key bindings becomes worthwhile.
When I became a sysadmin, I had dozens of SUN clients and servers to administer, and vi was pre-installed on the OS and at the PROM level. So there was no choice but to learn it. PLUS I was handed a 1 page cheat sheet on paper. Yeah, I am old-old school.
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Prince
I'm a nano guy, I don't hate vim but, Nano is pretty configurable too, especially changing the key bindings through -/.nanorc
Also I feel little overwhelmed by vim modes as some operating systems simplify the vim cli & just don't show anything...
And whatever text editor it is, all have shitty key bindings & we have to configure them ourselves...
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I'm a nano guy, I don't hate vim but, Nano is pretty configurable too, especially changing the key bindings through -/.nanorc
Also I feel little overwhelmed by vim modes as some operating systems simplify the vim cli & just don't show anything...
And whatever text editor it is, all have shitty key bindings & we have to configure them ourselves...
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realsifocopypaste
its time for us to condiser the rule and the regulation of ia (artificial intelegency) before its too late
i am very affraid of ai without regulations can become dissasster like in the movie of terminator or in the game of mass effect :)
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and i hope risc v , open source hardware and open source software is will be better :)
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its time for us to condiser the rule and the regulation of ia (artificial intelegency) before its too late
i am very affraid of ai without regulations can become dissasster like in the movie of terminator or in the game of mass effect :)
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and i hope risc v , open source hardware and open source software is will be better :)
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Hotery
I personally like nano, but everybody should be familiar with vi, because often, in some basic environment, like some openwrt, docker containers, or any limited environment, vi 100% already available, but if we can install something -yeah, nano or vim or ...
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I personally like nano, but everybody should be familiar with vi, because often, in some basic environment, like some openwrt, docker containers, or any limited environment, vi 100% already available, but if we can install something -yeah, nano or vim or ...
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Andrew
I got so used to using vim even for coding, when I needed to move to vs code, the first extension I installed was vim keybindings. Once I figure out how to more efficiently use debugging, git, and docker in vim, I will ditch vs code and go back.
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I got so used to using vim even for coding, when I needed to move to vs code, the first extension I installed was vim keybindings. Once I figure out how to more efficiently use debugging, git, and docker in vim, I will ditch vs code and go back.
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Lord
So, in Vim if I-m editing a word and need to skip a single letter I have to press -esc- then -k- then -i- and start typing? To do the same thing in Nano I simply press the right arrow once to get the same result. Might as well be using ed.
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So, in Vim if I-m editing a word and need to skip a single letter I have to press -esc- then -k- then -i- and start typing? To do the same thing in Nano I simply press the right arrow once to get the same result. Might as well be using ed.
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Glen
Very useful Derek. I have used vi years and years ago, but didn't understand it. Just seen your Vim tutorial from a couple of years ago, going to watch that next.
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Very useful Derek. I have used vi years and years ago, but didn't understand it. Just seen your Vim tutorial from a couple of years ago, going to watch that next.
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Mukund
I am sticking with 'nano' just because it has its cheat sheet displayed while editing. I am really bad at remembering things...---
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I am sticking with 'nano' just because it has its cheat sheet displayed while editing. I am really bad at remembering things...---
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