Linux Crash Course - nano (command-line text editor)

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When you're working with Linux servers, you may or may not always have access to a GUI, which is why it's important to learn at least one command-line text editor. In this video, we'll explore the core fundamentals of nano. nano is a text editor that's among the easiest to learn.
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#*Time Codes*
00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Checking/installing nano
01:46 - Launching nano
02:27 - CTRL commands, and saving/exiting
03:26 - Editing an existing file
04:47 - Searching for text
06:24 - Cutting and pasting text
07:23 - Viewing the help screen
07:43 - Starting nano at a specific line number
08:23 - View-only mode
09:28 - Moving to a specific line number after opening a file
10:37 - Checking spelling
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@AkebonoRadio 2 жыл бұрын

Jay, love your work. Been using Linux for years. However, love learning the fundamentals.

@tigerfish66 2 жыл бұрын

Love your content, way back in 90's when i started learning Unix as sideline to my job supporting DOS/Windows banks trading floor workstations that my company supplied with our real time market data product, the biggest learning curve i had was learning the locations of various files and the unix commend line editors as they were so different to DOS 'edit', i recall the commend back then was 'ed'....i wish Nano was available back then, thanks for the trip down memory lane.

@faustipez 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your videos, these are really straight to the point and very easy tu understand, I'm learning a lot! ❤️

@AnzanHoshinRoshi 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jay. Nano's limitations are offset by how easy it is for quick work.

@mikehensley78 2 жыл бұрын

Ive been using nano since it was pico(in the pine email pkg)! I love it.

@DL-xf3ur 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome as always Jay! Thanks!

@YrmiZ 2 жыл бұрын

You done a great work. This was just what I needed

@tyler5888 2 жыл бұрын

No wonder Mork from Ork liked Nano so much. Very useful little tool

@aaronperl 2 жыл бұрын

Back in university, the first Computer Science course was taught using Pascal on DOS. The next class was using a language called Modula-3 on UNIX (Solaris), or Linux for those who wanted to try to run it at home, though that's a whole other story about the libc6 disaster). I didn't know how to use any UNIX text editors in those days except for pico, which I believe nano is based on / a clone of. It was pretty terrible for writing code. After the first assignment I was determined to figure out how to use something better. I used Emacs for a while, and then started learning some Vim and never looked back. Unfortunately, the early experience with pico left a bad taste in my mouth and I tend to avoid using nano as a result. I will agree that it's a better first editor when you're only used to DOS/Windows text editing, though...

@AriannaEuryaleMusic 2 жыл бұрын

As a Beginner Linux user, I found nano really easy for basic things (Changing .conf files) but when I used Vim I almost panicked cuz I didn´t know how to save a file and much less getting out of that thing.

@kim-hendrikmerk4163 Жыл бұрын

Ed is the best

@wildmanjeff42 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video Jay !

@froid_san 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, as a new linux user, I learned a few new tricks on using nano.

@meowcula 2 жыл бұрын

Nano has been my CLI text editor of choice for a long time now. Just never bothered nor had need to learn vim. It does all I need it to do.

@olivergarcia6309 5 ай бұрын

Thanks bro, your way to explain thinks is inspiring

@brandon_wallace 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I use Vim for so long I never learned how to use Nano.

@nicholasobrien5914 Жыл бұрын

Awesome !!! Lovely and clear

@thelowerping8053 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, Nano is awsome! ops , sudo apt install spell, Ctrl + T, awesome!

@13thravenpurple94 Жыл бұрын

Great work! Thank you

@rhax_ffm 2 жыл бұрын

9:31 you said without leaving vim :D

@arijitkumarhaldar3197 2 жыл бұрын

Vim doesn't only create muscle-memory for your fingers 😀

@user-pk8gk1nl8k 2 жыл бұрын

i love micro text editor

@jonspoonamore3721 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Micro is like having Gedit/Pluma on the command line. Using standard editor functions like CTRL-C and CTRL-V (copy and paste).

@BigBlueMotors 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Seems that spell check process with Nano is different in Kali Linux. I guess each distro has a different way to use spell check.

@hehermosilla13 6 ай бұрын

thank you!

@tambokavz 2 жыл бұрын

Thanking you.

@AndrettiUA 2 жыл бұрын

Esc + Shift + 4 -- to soft wrap text in nano

@sussusamogus7831 10 ай бұрын

nano is quite cool actually

@dailyjavafx9542 2 жыл бұрын

Nano is great 👍

@litebkt 2 жыл бұрын

Many years ago, vi was my editor. I wonder if I still remember how to use it.

@kim-hendrikmerk4163 Жыл бұрын

personally i prefere ed ED. The standard text editor. It is the only text editor that isn't bloated. Things like syntax highliting or seeing the document while editing are for noobs and bloat. And this is without even mentioning errors, like who actually needs error messages? A single ? to represent an error is all you need. Ed also does not waste your storage space compared to bolat like vi.

@kodemasterx Жыл бұрын

Hey everyone Linux Noob here with quick question... So at 6:00 if I add a . at the end instead of a path, does it copy the file to the root or the current directory?

@thomasdunn496 Жыл бұрын

Nano is my ride or die editor!

@elabeddhahbi3301 2 жыл бұрын

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@anandSingh-hw6et 2 жыл бұрын

I think u forgot to mention the shortcut to jump words back and forth in a long command. For e.g. if someone need to go to 5th word from begining to modify it.

@Alianger Жыл бұрын

What linux text editor is the most like notepad?

@CyberpunkPizza Жыл бұрын

vim if you remap the keys a bit. if you paste these into your .vimrc text file it gets you most of the way there: set mouse=a nnoremap i vnoremap x vnoremap y vnoremap p vnoremap d nnoremap / nnoremap u nnoremap inoremap u inoremap :w unhelpfully serious answer: most linux desktops come with an app very similar to notepad such as gedit, kate or mousepad.

@guilherme5094 2 жыл бұрын

Nano is great.

@robertfschmidt Жыл бұрын

How can I change the content of existing nano file that comes with kali linux virtual box? I'm having troubles with the sudo -apt update. This file comes with the operating system. I didn't create it. Is it possible to change content of nano that came with linux?

@Alfoncos Жыл бұрын

Can nano be configured to show line numbers?

@KLiNoTweet 2 жыл бұрын

Hallo! Nano is real great, as is your vid. Awsome 😎

@whirledpeas5644 Жыл бұрын

I added a line to a file in nano and then I don't know how to save and exit? Do I "append"? The bottom has M-A for append. Which key on my keyboard gives me that function? ( Like the control key plus X is for exit? I'm a real noobie any help appreciated.