It’s a great replacement for some complicated and clunky IDEs or viewing tools.
For a minimalist like me, a good text editor is even more necessary. A text editor can do as little or as much as you want.
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A text editor is arguably a tool that comes with all systems, for Windows it comes with Notepad, for Linux it might be gedit (of course there are many Linux distributions and they may ship various text editors). The same function and command will work with Nano as well.First of all, I want to talk about why I want to introduce a text editor, why I would look for a text editor. Now every time you want to edit a file you can just run: #Below function was updated from Brendon Thiede’s comment regarding handling spaces in filenames (-replace “ “, “\ “)įunction vi ($File) #Below function updated from EUNJIN LEE’s comment to allow for use of tab completion ($File = $File -replace “\\”, “/”) Once you figure out what and where the powershell profile files are and which one you should edit, then add the following function to it and you’ll be one step further in your road to efficiency: If you want to go one step further in efficiency, then Google “PowerShell profile”. For some, like myself, who have used command-line text editors, it will show them how they can be easily harnessed from PowerShell. Hopefully it opens up a new world of command-line text editors that some didn’t even know existed. I believe it does warrant a post though, especially for the Windows PowerShell users who have little or no Linux experience. It’s so simple that it may even seem like it doesn’t warrant a blog post. For existing files, you have to use the Linux file path convention, which would look like this:īash -c “vi /mnt/c/Users/username/Documents/filename.txt”
For new files, it will create the file in whatever directory you are in when you run the command. This command works with both new files that you want to create and editing existing ones. You don’t need to run “bash” to go to Linux, then use Vim or Nano, then “exit” to go back to PowerShell. Also “^O” is labeled as “WriteOut”, this is the same as Save.Īfter you edit the file you’re working on, simply save it and and exit, and you’ll be right back to Powershell. Something which may trip you up with Nano, is that the “^” in the keyboard shortcuts at the bottom of the screen is the “Ctrl” key. If you would just like to edit a file without any learning curve, then Nano, which is another command-line text editor, may be a good choice for you.
Don’t let these things discourage you from trying though, you’ll be rewarded handsomely in efficiency, if you stick with it. I’ll suffice it to say that inserting text and even exiting the program require learning. If this is your first time running Vim, you will definitely want to check out the resources at the end of this article before diving in. Now from PowerShell, all you have to do is run: This site also includes installation instructions. Essentially Bash on Windows allows you to run a Linux environment, including the Bash shell, on Windows. This is also referred to as “Bash on Ubuntu on Windows”. This does require having “ Bash on Windows” installed. Without further ado, I’ll jump straight to the solution. Being a systems administrator, I’m always looking for tricks and tools to automate and streamline my repetitive processes. But, I think there is something to be said for streamlining your workflow, even if it’s a small adjustment (they add up). Granted this problem that I have an easy solution to, is probably not a huge issue for many people. Normally, in order to edit a file while using PowerShell, you need to interrupt your flow by running something like “notepad filename”, which takes you back to the land of GUI’s and mice (oh the horror!), you edit your file, then go back to the command-line land of PowerShell. If I needed to edit a file, I would simply type “vi filename”, and I would edit the file within Vim (text editor included with most Linux systems), then exit Vim, and be right back at the command-line without skipping a beat. I come from a background of having a text editor at my fingertips while doing work in the command-line. If you’ve ever groaned about having to leave PowerShell just to edit a file, I have good news for you.
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