What text editor should I use for Linux?

Microsoft’s VS code is by far the best text editor for Linux. It is also the most popular choice as it comes with a great UI and overall features. Some of the other best text editors for Linux are Atom and Vim.

Is emacs better than Vim?

Emacs tends to be relatively straightforward, similar to commonly used text editors like Notepad. On the other hand, Vim is a power-user’s tool, using keyboard shortcuts to speed up tasks. Vim is known to have a much steeper learning curve than Emacs.

Which is better Vscode or atom?

Visual Studio Code and Atom, both being Electron-based applications give a good user experience but when it comes to comparison, Visual Studio Code leaps ahead. Visual Studio Code has a greater number of built-in features that Atom provides through extensions and third-party applications.

Can I use Nano instead of vi?

Nano has a pseudo-graphical layout that makes it a little easier to jump right into. Both are viable options. Vi is a standard whereas Nano has to be available depending on the Linux OS you use. We will look at both and go over the important commands for both.

Does Linus Torvalds use Vim?

10. What editor and mail reader does Linus use? Linus deftly avoids the most persistent religious war in the hacker community by using neither Emacs nor vi. He uses MicroEmacs.

Is Emacs worth learning?

If your goal is to become a better programmer, then no – emacs won’t help you. However if your goal is to be more comfortable working with files and doing development on unix systems particularly on the command line – then yes, emacs is a fine editor to learn. Likewise for vi or vim.

What is the best CLI?

The progression was nothing different for me than most people who love CLI….

  • Autojump (https://github.com/wting/autojump.
  • TLDR (https://tldr.sh/)
  • jq (https://stedolan.github.io/jq/)
  • httpie (https://httpie.org/)
  • python3 -m http.
  • pbcopy.
  • ngrok (https://ngrok.com/)
  • tmux. tmux gives your terminal superpowers.