nano has all the power text editor needs in command line. Besides nano is far more easier to use than vi or emacs.
IMHO Petri michael dolan wrote: > Hey, I'm just being honest. > > On 2/2/07, *Joe Fruchey* <ignavia at gmail.com > <mailto:ignavia at gmail.com>> wrote: > > Thank you, Michael. All the uber*-geeks are so condescending unless > you live in vi, or to a lesser extent, emacs. I'm reading O'Reilly's > _Fedora_Linux_ right now, and it has an entire chapter (okay, maybe > just a big section of one) devoted to vi. I'm thinking, /who wants to > learn vi?/ > > Joe > > *My u would have an umlaut if someone could give me back my alt-codes > in Linux... > > On 2/2/07, michael dolan < michaeldolan at gmail.com > <mailto:michaeldolan at gmail.com>> wrote: > > I use gedit mostly now, but it is annoyingly slow. I used to > use nano (got > > into that habit taking LSU CS classes). I never got into the > habit of using > > vi or emacs. I don't know why, it's always been in the back of > my mind. > > MD. > > > > > > On 2/2/07, Dustin Puryear < dustin at puryear-it.com > <mailto:dustin at puryear-it.com> > wrote: > > > It's been a long time since I used Linux as a desktop, so I'm > rather > > > behind the curve on that. Ronnie or Mike may have an idea. > That said, > > > isn't there an nedit for Linux? Wasn't it fast? > > > > > > --- > > > Puryear Information Technology, LLC > > > Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 > > > http://www.puryear-it.com > > > > > > Author: > > > "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" > > > "Spam Fighting and Email Security in the 21st Century" > > > > > > Download your free copies: > > > http://www.puryear-it.com/publications.htm > > > > > > > > > Friday, February 2, 2007, 9:10:00 AM, you wrote: > > > > > > > okay, okay, you got me. > > > > > > > Howabout a gui editor? I never could get into vi, or even > emacs. nano > > > > -icKx for me. > > > > > > > On 2/2/07, Dustin Puryear < dustin at puryear-it.com > <mailto:dustin at puryear-it.com>> wrote: > > > >> drum roll.. > > > >> > > > >> vi > > > >> > > > >> Ha, I got there first. > > > >> > > > >> --- > > > >> Puryear Information Technology, LLC > > > >> Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 > > > >> http://www.puryear-it.com > > > >> > > > >> Author: > > > >> "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" > > > >> "Spam Fighting and Email Security in the 21st Century" > > > >> > > > >> Download your free copies: > > > >> http://www.puryear-it.com/publications.htm > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Friday, February 2, 2007, 8:54:41 AM, you wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > Notepad has always launched almost instantly on Windows > machines. > > > >> > There's got to be something faster (albeit simpler) than > gedit, > > right? > > > >> > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > >> > General mailing list > > > >> > General at brlug.net <mailto:General at brlug.net> > > > >> > > > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> General mailing list > > > >> General at brlug.net <mailto:General at brlug.net> > > > >> > > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > >> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > General mailing list > > > > General at brlug.net <mailto:General at brlug.net> > > > > > > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > <http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > General mailing list > > > General at brlug.net <mailto:General at brlug.net> > > > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Michael Dolan > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > General at brlug.net <mailto:General at brlug.net> > > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net <mailto:General at brlug.net> > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > <http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net> > > > > > -- > Michael Dolan > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
