Topic: Text Editing | Department of Computer Science

I've started vi. How do I quit?

02/16/2011 - Press the escape key (esc on some machines) to make sure you are in command mode (also called edit mode). In command mode type "ZZ" or ":wq". If you want to exit without saving changes, use ":q!". Read more

I've started Emacs. How do I quit?

02/16/2011 - Hold down the ctrl key and press x; then c. Please make sure you exit before you log out. See the man pages on Emacs for more information. Read more

What text editors are available?

02/16/2011 - The two major UNIX editors are emacs and vi. Other editors installed are xedit, xemacs, pico, ed, sublime_text, and nano. Read more

How can I view or create a file with the .pdf extension (Adobe Doc format)?

02/16/2011 - You can view the file using evince, libreoffice, gv or xpdf. LibreOffice supports printing to PDF files. Read more

How can I view Microsoft Excel or Word documents on a UNIX machine?

02/16/2011 - LibreOffice is installed on the linux machines and it capable of viewing Microsoft documents. Just run /usr/bin/libreoffice or select it from the applications menu in your windows manager. Read more