A general rule is for a student to '''expose themselves to a number of different text editors and then use one that they feel most comfortable working with'''. The two most readily-available command line text editors in Linux are '''Nano''' and '''Vi'''. The Nano text editor would seem like an easier-to-use text editor, but Vi (although taking longer to learn) has outstanding features and allow the user to be more productive.

===Part 1: Creating Text Files Using The Nano Text Editor===