[[PageOutline]] = File Editing = == File Editing Software == The following are the three most commonly used editors === nano === nano is the easiest to use editor available on the clusters. Use the following command to open a file for editing with nano: {{{ user@host> nano filename }}} === vim === vim is the improved version of vi with code syntax highlighting and other features useful for programming. This editor has a steep learning curve, but is very efficient. [[https://blog.interlinked.org/tutorials/vim_tutorial.html | Vim Introduction]] Use the following command to open a file for editing with vim: {{{ user@host> vim filename }}} === emacs === emacs also has code syntax highlighting along with auto-indentation and a whole list of other advanced editing features. [[http://insti.physics.sunysb.edu/itp/computing/doc/emacs-intro.html|Emacs Introduction]] Use the following command to open a file for editing with emacs: {{{ user@host> emacs filename }}} === GUI Based Editors === There are a number of GUI based editors available across platforms (gedit, notepad++, sublime text edit just to name a few). The choice of GUI based text editor is a personal one and we offer no opinions on which is best. That being said, any GUI based editor you use should be able to save files in a clean text format (so Microsoft Word is out). == Exercise == [[cypress/FileEditingSoftware/Example|Exercise]] == Next Section == [[cypress/FileTransfer|Transferring Files]]