nano text editor in Linux CLI - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to open a file named notes.txt in nano editor.

Linux CLI

nano [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Anotes.txt

Bedit.txt

Cfile.txt

Ddocument.txt

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Typing the wrong file name.

Forgetting to specify the file name.

The command nano notes.txt opens the file named notes.txt in the nano text editor.

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medium

Complete the command to save changes in nano using the keyboard shortcut.

Linux CLI

Press [1] then [2] to save the file in nano.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

ACtrl

BAlt

CO

DS

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Pressing Ctrl + S instead of Ctrl + O.

Using Alt instead of Ctrl.

In nano, pressing Ctrl then O saves the current file.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to exit nano without saving changes.

Linux CLI

Press [1] then [2] to exit nano without saving.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

ACtrl

BAlt

CX

DQ

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Pressing Ctrl + Q instead of Ctrl + X.

Using Alt instead of Ctrl.

To exit nano, press Ctrl then X. If there are unsaved changes, nano will ask to save or discard.

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hard

Fill both blanks to search for the word error inside nano.

Linux CLI

Press [1] then [2] and type 'error' to search in nano.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

ACtrl

BAlt

CW

DF

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using Ctrl + F instead of Ctrl + W.

Using Alt key instead of Ctrl.

In nano, pressing Ctrl + W opens the search prompt to find text.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to replace the word old with new inside nano.

Linux CLI

Press [1] then [2] to start replace, type 'old', press Enter, type [3], then Enter.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

ACtrl

BR

Cnew

DW

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using Ctrl + W instead of Ctrl + \.

Forgetting to type the new word.

In nano, Ctrl + \ starts replace. Then type the old word, press Enter, type the new word (here 'new'), and press Enter to replace.