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| ====== Text File Editing ====== | ====== Text File Editing ====== | ||
| Several editors are available, including vi, emacs, XEmacs, nedit, and pico. If you are using an X-windows (graphics) terminal, We recommend two editors: NEdit and XEmacs. NEdit is probably the simplist one to start with. | Several editors are available, including vi, emacs, XEmacs, nedit, and pico. If you are using an X-windows (graphics) terminal, We recommend two editors: NEdit and XEmacs. NEdit is probably the simplist one to start with. | ||
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| Users who are used to the traditional Unix editor vi may like to try an enhanced version, vim (or gvim for the graphical version). | Users who are used to the traditional Unix editor vi may like to try an enhanced version, vim (or gvim for the graphical version). | ||
| - | ==== Setting a default editor ==== | + | ===== Setting a default editor |
| You can set the default editor for your account by setting the environment variable EDITOR. For most users, the correct way to do this is to add the line (for example): | You can set the default editor for your account by setting the environment variable EDITOR. For most users, the correct way to do this is to add the line (for example): | ||