I would strongly suggest trying mc (midnight commander) and its editor mcedit. I found mcedit extremely intuitive (coming from a extended ISPF background) and I found mc to be a superb shell environment. mc is one of the first things I look for after putting up a Linux distribution and, if it aint there, its a snap to install
I would also strongly suggest getting at least a working know of vi. vi is *always* there. On the web, there are lots of articles, tutorials, and quickrefs out there. Dave
