How should I use nano as my new text editor?

Answered 4 years ago (Feb 10, 2021) by Eldernode Staff

First, install the nano using the following command:

yum -y install nano

You can now use the following command to temporarily change the default text editor:

export EDITOR="nano"

To change the text editor in Debian and Ubuntu systems, you can perform the following command:

sudo update-alternatives --config editor

To change the text editor permanently and systematically, first go to etc/profile.d:

cd /etc/profile.d

Then open the custom.sh file for editing:

nano custom.sh

Add and save the following code:

export EDITOR="nano"

export VISUAL="nano"

Finally, reboot the server:

reboot

For more information, see How to install and use nano text editor and How to work with Nano Editor in Linux.