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LinkedIn Learning

Learning nano

via LinkedIn Learning

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Overview

Get up and running with nano, a lightweight text editor for command-line editing on Linux, Mac, and Windows.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Using the exercise files
1. Introducing nano
  • What is nano?
  • Finding or installing nano on Linux
  • Installing nano for Windows
  • Updating nano on a Mac, using Homebrew
  • Exploring the nano interface
  • Finding help
2. Creating and Editing a File
  • Creating and opening files from the command line
  • Navigating within a file
  • Editing text in a file
  • Searching for text
  • Saving a file
  • Inserting text from another source
  • Working with multiple files in buffers
3. Exploring Additional Features
  • Switching back to the command line with suspend
  • Command-line flags
  • Using Undo and Spell Check
  • Customizing the experience using a .nanorc file
Conclusion
  • Goodbye

Taught by

Scott Simpson

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