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DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Types of Editors in LINUX

Dr.V.Arulmozhi
 Vi/Vim Editor

• Vim is a powerful command line based text

editor that has enhanced the functionalities of
the old Unix Vi text editor.
• It is one the most popular and widely used
text editors among System Administrators and
programmers that is why many users often
refer to it as a programmer’s editor.
• It enables syntax highlighting when writing
code or editing configuration files.
Vi/Vim Editor
GNU Emacs
 GNU Emacs

• This is a highly extensible and customizable text editor

that also offers interpretation of the Lisp programming
language at its core. Different extensions can be added
to support text editing functionalities.
• Emacs has the following features:
• User documentation and tutorials
• Syntax highlighting using colors even for plain text.
• Unicode supports many natural languages.
• Various extension including mail and news, debugger
interface, calendar and many more
 Pico Editor

• Pico is also a command line based text editor

that comes with the Pine news and email
client. It is a good editor for new Linux users
because of its simplicity in relation to many
GUI text editors.
PICO Editor
 Jed Editor

• This is also another command line editor with

support for GUI like features such as
dropdown menus. It is developed purposely
for software development and one of its
important features is support of unicode
mode.
Jed Editor
 Joe editor
• Own editor
• Type joe <filename> <enter> to open the file
• It is full screen editor which allows to edit
programs and text.
Joe Editor
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