ronybeck wrote:
Vi can be a little bit of a challange to any one who is new to linux. You could also try pico. It is much more intuitive and acts more like notepad type apps. It is not as powerful as vi or emacs but the average joe won't need the extra functions that vi and emacs provide any how.
Ok, if the original asker decides that he doesn't want to do himself a favour and learn vi, then at least use
pico -w
Very important. Braindead pico has word wrap enabled by default and -w turns it off. Too many config files have been ruined, and strands of hair have been pulled out by beginners using pico, and not noticing that some lines got wrapped while they edited them.
BTW, learning vi is not a religion thing for me - it's just plain common sense. Vi is available about 99,99% of the time. Especially if you use a commercial unix, that's usually the only visual editor you get out of the box. You need to install your favourite editor on each machine if you don't want to learn vi.
