Customizing Your Editor

If you are new to command-line editors, you may feel they are difficult to use. Indeed, it could be true if you use them without customization. But, if you customize them for yourself, they can become your best.

Try and choose one of editors

There are various editors usable on Linux. TAs know following editors. There would be a lot more. Please try them and find easiest one for you.

Editor	Description
nano	simple, but less customizability
vim	complex, but highly customizable.
emacs	same as vim
micro	simple and easier than nano. Mouse cursor is supported.

Getting started on Ubuntu

nano:

$ sudo apt install nano

nano Command Manual

vim:

$ sudo apt install vim

Interactive Vim tutorial

Vim Adventure

emacs:

$ sudo apt install emacs

A guided tour of Emacs

micro:

$ cd ~
$ curl https://getmic.ro | bash

Tutorial

Launching micro:

$ ~/micro FILE_NAME

Customize your editor

Please choose an editor and customize it. vim, emacs and micro allow us to customize appearance. vim and emacs support auto-completion if you properly set up.

The first step is googling with a phrase something like “customize vim”.