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    Linux uses vi as the default text editor, but this can be changed to nano by checking where nano is located with "which nano", then setting the text editor to nano using "export EDITOR=/usr/bin/nano".

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    Linux uses vi as the default text editor, but this can be changed to nano by checking where nano is located with "which nano", then setting the text editor to nano using "export EDITOR=/usr/bin/nano".

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    Linux uses vi as the default text editor, but this can be changed to nano by checking where nano is located with "which nano", then setting the text editor to nano using "export EDITOR=/usr/bin/nano".

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    ##Setting default editor in linux (from vi to nano)

    1. Check where nano editor is:


    which nano

    2. Now setup a new text editor:


    export EDITOR=/usr/bin/pico

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