Being able to minimally navigate text editors will make your life as a system administrator easier. Knowing the ins and outs will help as well, but a minimum familiarity is useful. This lab allows you to practice with Nano.
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Put the Lines in a-b-c-d Order
Using the
^K
and^U
commands in Nano, move the lines around until the poem looks like this:a) Roses are red, b) Violets are blue, c) Pinehead is learning, d) Can you learn too?
- Remove the Lines That Don’t Belong
Using the
^K
command, remove lines 2, 4, and 5 so the poem looks like this:1) Roses are red, 3) Violets are blue, 6) Sugar is sweet 7) And so are you.
- Add Your Name to the End of the File
After the line that says
3rd task
, add your name so it looks similar to:3rd task Rob Marti