Vi Vs Nano. Vim is a mode based text editor while nano is modeless. Let s look at the difference.
The big difference is that vim is modal and nano is not. In nano as in emacs you are in one mode and your commands use special key combinations. To start vi you just have to type vi and then the name of the file or type any name and the file will be created anew.
Vim is a more powerful tool with which you can make complicated edits in a quick and easy way.
In fact nano is quite simple to use. Nano is a fully functional editor and it does have some of the best features that you would expect from a fully featured text editor. I ll walk you through the process of creating a file in nano editing the file and saving the file. Vim is a mode based text editor while nano is modeless.
