Security Useful Programs You will without doubt be spending a fair amount of time using the UNIX computers, so here are some simple hints. Use man -k topic to search for programs to accomplish your task. Use tkinfo to get information on the GNU installed tools.
Most students use vi, pico, jove or emacs as their text editors.
The choice is a matter of personal habit and preference. Emacs is a more powerful editor, but jove is probably simpler to learn. Use the teachjove program to learn jove really fast. There are at least two programs used by students here to prepare reports and theses. The older program is LaTeX and is the best choice for those without easy access to workstations.