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+==== Text Editors ====
+Inevitably with a shell account, you are going to need to edit text in files. There are numerous text editors available on SDF. Here is a list of [[https://sdf.org/?faq?BASICS?09| text editors available on SDF]]
+As you can see, there are quite a few to choose from. Some are simple, and some are complex and quite amazingly powerful. Many folks find [[pico_cheat_sheet|pico]] or the similar [[wp>GNU_nano#Control_keys|nano]] (also see SDF wiki page [[nano]]) convenient and easy to use. There are also friendly alternatives such as [[micro]], which works more like Windows Notepad or IOS TextEdit. And for those who are willing to learn them there are much more powerful editors like "vi", "vim" and [[emacs_tutorial|"emacs"]] which offer an unmatched degree of customization. What is important is to choose an editor that you are comfortable working with, as you will be spending considerable time using it.
+To restate and distill the above, the mainstream editors in unix, and thus on SDF, are in the following separate families, with an indication of the most modern flavor **which one you should use**, ignoring all the weight of unix history:
+^ Family     ^   Description   ^   Use this modern one   ^
+^ emacs | the does-it-all-and-more //emacs//, along with a 'micro emacs' version, //mg// the 'micro gnu emacs'   |  [[emacs_tutorial|emacs]]  |
+^ [[pico_cheat_sheet|pico]] | original, easiest to use, with onscreen help //pico//, superceded by flavors //[[nano]]// with many more features, and //micro// a re-imagining that behaves more like a UI desktop editor (ctl-x,ctl-c, ctl-v for cut,copy, paste)   |  [[micro]]  |
+^ vi| original and powerful modal editor //vi//, superceded by flavors //[[vim]]// "vi improved", and //elvis//, among others. You can run //vimtutor// at the command line to learn how to use this.  |  [[vim]]  |
+[[MinEd]] is a powerful text editor with a comprehensive yet concise and easy-to-use user interface supporting modern interaction paradigms, and fast, small-footprint behaviour.
+[[mp-5]] ("Minimun Profit Text Editor") is a multi-language text editor for programmers.