How to Open Text Files in Linux?
Text Files are simplest file format and can be in using built-in text editor. So to edit a text file in Linux, we need to open it. There are different ways to open file in Linux.
1. Graphical Text Editor: Use a graphical text editor like ‘gedit‘ to open a txt file by typing ‘gedit filename’.
gedit filename
2. Other Text Editor: Other popular text editor like ‘nano’, ‘vi’ or ‘vim’. Open a TXT file by typing their names followed by the file’s name. For example:
nano filename
vi filename
vim filename
How to Edit Text Files in Linux?
Like any other OS, creating and editing Text files is an important skill to be known to any user. In this article, we will learn how to easily create and edit Text files in Linux using simple and basic terminal commands such as cat, touch, nano, vi, and standard redirect symbol.
Table of Content
- What is Text File in Linux?
- How to Open Text Files in Linux?
- How to Edit Text Files in Linux?