The nano text editor
Until now, we have used single purpose commands to achieve very basic goals such as creating empty files and directories. In the Linux Shell, there is more to life than simple commands. There are actually complete programs, which are able to run completely within your shell window. One example is nano, which is a text editor. There are many text editors available (such as vi and emacs), but nano is quite possibly the easiest to learn when starting out. There are two ways to open the nano text editor. The first way is by simply entering the nano command in the terminal.
The nano text editor immediately opens and you are able to start typing. However, when you enter the nano command by itself, you aren't actually editing a file ...
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