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Thanks for the replies both - Nano fits the bill beautifully :) No more "ALT-CTRL-E-F-SHIFT-HIHSS-.......-ALT-SHIFT-Turn around twice-Shout hail mary-Inflate the toggle-CTRL-ALT-Throw the large clunky switch-Laugh Maniacally" to add a line to a conf file :D (That last line may be slightly exaggerated). On 14/02/07, Mark Jose <kernowyon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > -- 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