indiWiz.com
SiteSearch:
Jump:
Site Map | WizTools.org | jCraze Blog

Home : Linux : Apps

ed||emacs||pico||vim||mcedit||joe
gnotepad+||gedit||gxedit

Text Editors

When it comes to text editors, they abound in Linux. Besides having other functionality, text editors are needed for the following: - Some popular text editors are given below: -

ed

Travel back in time. The 70's. The first ever Unix. The first ever text-editor in Unix - ed. Well, you may use this editor just to satiate your historical curiosity!

Top

Emacs

Bill Ball & Stephen Smoogen write: -
What do you call a text editor that edits text, reads Usenet news, acts as a personal calender & diary, sends electronic mail, is a programming language interpretor, plays games, is a Linux shell, and more? Why, emacs, of course!
Need I say more? You can start emacs by typing in the following in the terminal:
#emacs
Learn basic emacs commands.

Top

Pico

Pico is the text editor bundled with Pine mail client. Pico is easy to use, frequently used commands are given at the bottom of the screen. Launch the program by:
#pico

Top

Vim

Vim is the enhanced version of the legendary vi editor. You can start vim by using any of the following commands:
#vi
#vim
#gvim
Beginners can use the last command. This opens a version of vim which uses the GTK+ interface. You have a useful menu-bar & a tool-bar in this version.

Top

MCEdit

This one comes with the Midnight Commander. This is a DOS 'Edit' clone. All those DOS oldies can use this editor till they get accustomed to emacs & vim.

Top

joe

Joe is another good editor which has been around for sometime. It comes in the following flavours:
joethe main app
jstaremulates the look & feel of WordStar
jmacsemulates the look & commands of emacs
jpicoemulates the look & feel of pico
rjoerestricted version of joe
These are infact powerful apps. I tested my WordStar knowledge with jstar, & it did emulate the commands well. For eg. I tried one of the more difficult command: Ctrl+q+m. Voila! Even it has a internal calculator like WordStar!

Top

gnotepad+

This is a hi-fi text cum HTML editor using the GTK+ interface. If you are running X, this is the text editor for you! You can start this editor by:
#gnp
In fact this document is being typed using this.

Top

GEdit

This is another good text editor using GTK+ interface. Launch this:
#gedit
This one uses the plugin architecture. Thus this program can be extended to your needs.

Top

GXedit

This is another good text editor using the GTK+ interface. You can also use this editor as your mail client. Launch this app thus:
#gxedit
You cannot open multiple files in one session. View a screen-shot of this app.

Top


Print This Article

Add Comment!

Number of comments: 0



Tutorials | Applications | Tips | Miscellaneous

Sign Guestbook | Who is Subhash?
The contents of this site are copyright© 2000-2008, indiWiz.com. All Rights Reserved.