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nano

GNU nano, commonly referred to as just nano, is another command-line editor that is present by default on most Linux installations. As the name might suggest, it is part of the GNU project, no different than many other parts that make up a Linux distribution (remember, Bash is also GNU project software). Nano was first released in 1999, with the intention of replacing the Pico text editor, a simple text editor created for Unix systems.

Nano is much more than a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) tool, definitely when compared to Vim. Similar to Notepad and Word, nano does not use different modes; it's always ready to start typing your documents or scripts.

On your virtual machine, open a nano editor screen:

$ nano

A screen similar ...