What is the differences between gedit and vi editor?

Linux

Gedit is a general purpose text editor that is the default text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Part of the GNOME Core Applications, it emphasizes simplicity and ease of use. Tools for editing source code and structured text, such as markup languages, are included in the program. It is and open-source software subject to the requirements of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later.

Vi is a screen-oriented text editor originally created for the Unix operating system. The language supported within the programs and the portable subset of the behavior and programs bases on it are described by and standardized by the Single Unix Specification and POSIX. In addition to various non-free software implementations distributed with proprietary implementations of Unix, several free and open source software implementations exist. In 2009, a survey of Linux Journal readers found that vi was the most widely used text editor; used by almost twice as many respondents than gedit. The original code for vi was written by Bill Joy in 1976.

For more information about gedit, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gedit.

For more information about vi, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi.