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→INVESTIGATION 2: MANAGING TEXT FILES
Since IT students will be working in the Unix / Linux command line environment, it is useful to learn a least a couple of command-line '''text editors'''.
Although '''programming students''' can use '''graphical IDE's''' to code and compile programs, they can '''create source code''' using a text editor in the Linux system, and '''compile their source code''' in the '''Matrix''' server to generate executable programs (without having to transfer them for compilation or execution).
'''Networking and Tech Support students''' would find a text editor useful to '''edit configuration files'''. These students in upper grades will become familiar with the process of installing, configuring, and running network services and text editors are an important tools<br>to help setup but also "tweak" or make '''periodic changes in networking services configuration'''.