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On Wednesday 14 February 2007 10:05, Terry Hill wrote: > Ok, i'm going to utter a few words that will possibly get me thrown in > the stocks for a few weeks and invited to wear whatever children throw > at me: > > I *detest* VI. And the other one. > > Is there a good bash invoked alternative that works like notepad, with > a few keyboard shortcuts for saving or quitting, that will let me use > cursor keys to get around and edit text files? > > It would be even better if i can apt-get install it too :) > > <runs away, jumps under the scrim-net & lies very still hoping nobody > can see him> nano? Does exactly what you are asking for - basic notepad style editing with cursor key controls and no "modes" to enter/exit ;) Should already be installed, but if not, apt-get install nano will get it for you. Mark -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html