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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> | 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> | ||
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+ | 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 | ||
+ | ^ emacs | the does-it-all-and-more //emacs//, along with a 'micro emacs' version, //mg// the 'micro gnu emacs' | ||
+ | ^ [[pico_cheat_sheet|pico]] | original, easiest to use, with onscreen help //pico//, superceded by flavors // | ||
+ | ^ vi| original and powerful modal editor //vi//, superceded by flavors //[[vim]]// "vi improved", | ||
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