Question

Create working Unix syntax commands for the following and answer the questions below.

Answer the following simple questions.

1. List at least four commonly used shells.
2. How would you start editing the file first-file using the pico (or nano) editor?
3. Write down the pico/nano command that will:
   1. Move to the beginning of the line.
   2. Move to the end of the line.
   3. Move back one page.
   4. Cut selected text.
   5. Exit pico.
4. Name two other common Unix text editors besides pico/nano.

Answer 1

List at least four commonly used shells.

1. Bourne shell (denoted as sh)
2. Korn shell (denoted as ksh)
3. Bourne Again shell (denoted as bash)
4. C shell (denoted as csh)

How would you start editing the file first-file using the pico (or nano) editor?

pico first-file (nano first-file)

The pico/nano command that will

• Move to the beginning of the line : ^A (Ctrl + A)
• Move to the end of the line : ^E (Ctrl + E)
• Move back one page : ^Y (Ctrl + Y)
• Cut selected text : ^K (Ctrl + K)
• Exit pico : ^X (Ctrl + X)

Name two other common Unix text editors besides pico/nano

1. vi / vim editor
2. Gedit