Worksheet 2 - Nano commands
Here is a 10-command challenge exercise using nano on a Raspberry Pi. Each challenge introduces the basics of the nano editor and teaches students common tasks, helping them become comfortable with the command-line text editor.
1. Open a File in nano Instruction: Open an existing file using nano. Command: nano filename.txt Challenge: Open a file called welcome.txt and add the text "Welcome to the Raspberry Pi" at the beginning. 2. Save and Exit nano Instruction: Learn how to save a file and exit. Command: Press CTRL + O (to save) and CTRL + X (to exit). Challenge: After modifying welcome.txt, save the changes and exit nano. 3. Search for Text Instruction: Use nano's search feature to find specific words or phrases. Command: Press CTRL + W and type the word you want to find. Challenge: Search for the word "Raspberry" in welcome.txt and confirm its position. 4. Cut and Paste Text Instruction: Use nano to cut and paste text. Command: Move the cursor to the start of the line and press CTRL + K (cut) and CTRL + U (paste). Challenge: Cut the line that contains "Welcome to the Raspberry Pi" and paste it at the end of the file. 5. Copy and Paste Text Instruction: Use the copy and paste commands in nano. Command: Press CTRL + Shift + 6 to start selecting, then CTRL + K to copy and CTRL + U to paste. Challenge: Copy the first two lines of the file and paste them at the end. 6. Undo and Redo Changes Instruction: Undo and redo changes in nano. Command: Press ALT + U to undo and ALT + E to redo. Challenge: Undo the last action you performed, and then redo it. 7. Jump to a Specific Line Instruction: Jump to a specific line number in the file. Command: Press CTRL + _ (underscore), then type the line number. Challenge: Jump to line 5 in welcome.txt. 8. Insert the Current Date and Time Instruction: Insert the current date and time in nano. Command: Press CTRL + T (in some configurations) or manually type the date. Challenge: Insert today's date and time at the end of the file. 9. Open nano in Read-Only Mode Instruction: Learn how to open a file in read-only mode. Command: nano -v filename.txt (use -v for read-only). Challenge: Open the welcome.txt file in read-only mode and attempt to modify it. Note what happens. 10. Enable Syntax Highlighting Instruction: Enable syntax highlighting in nano (for Python or other languages). Command: Modify the `~