Lesson 5: Managing Files and Directories

Question 1

Text Editor

Answer 1

An application that enables you to view, create, or modify the contents of text files

Question 2

Vim

Answer 2

The default text editor in most Linux Distributions
extended version of vi
favored by system administrators and software engineers
Vim command

Question 3

Emacs

Answer 3

A flexible, powerful, and popular text editor used in Linux and Unix

Question 4

gVim

Answer 4

The graphical version of the Vim editor

Question 5

gedit

Answer 5

A simple yet powerful GUI-based text editor used in the GNOME desktop environment

Question 6

GNU nano

Answer 6

A small, user-friendly text editor

Question 7

Vim Modes

Answer 7

Insert : insert text by typing
Execute : Execute commands within the editor
Command : Perform different editing actions using single keystrokes
Visual : Highlight or select text for copying, deleting, and so on

Question 8

Execute Mode Commands

Answer 8

:w - saves a file with a file name
:q - Quits when no changes have been made after the last save
:q! - Quits, ignoring the changes made
:qa - Quits the multiple files
:wq - saves the current files and quits
:e! - Reverts to the last saved format without closing the file

Question 9

Motions

Answer 9

single-key shortcuts that are used to navigate through files in command mode