Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Fortunately, there are several text editors installed with Raspbian. The most
commonly used text editors are:
• nano
• vim
nano
Originally created in 1999 by Chris Allegretta, nano is the easiest text editor to use
included on the Raspberry Pi.
The nano text editor
To edit a file in nano, you simply need to start typing. Once you have made changes,
you need to save them and exit. The commands that you see at the bottom of the
screen can be accessed by pressing the
Ctrl
key on your keyboard followed by
the letter.
1.
For instance, to exit after you have made changes, press
Ctrl
+
x
.
2.
You will then be asked whether you want to save these changes. To do so,
press
y
.
Saving changes in nano
