| | 1 | = File Editing = |
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| | 3 | == File Editing Software == |
| | 4 | The following are the three most commonly used editors |
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| | 6 | === nano === |
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| | 8 | nano is the easiest to use editor available on the clusters. |
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| | 10 | Use the following command to open a file for editing with nano: |
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| | 12 | {{{ user@host> nano filename }}} |
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| | 14 | === vim === |
| | 15 | 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. |
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| | 17 | [[https://blog.interlinked.org/tutorials/vim_tutorial.html | Vim Introduction]] |
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| | 19 | === emacs === |
| | 20 | emacs also has code syntax highlighting along with auto-indentation and a whole list of other advanced editing features. |
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| | 22 | [[http://insti.physics.sunysb.edu/itp/computing/doc/emacs-intro.html|Emacs Introduction]] |