Text Editor

Linux-Text Editors for shell-access.

Debian

Most Debian installations should contain "Nano" to edit textfiles.

Nano

1. Find - [CTRL] + w
2. Save - [CTRL] + o
3. Exit - [CTRL] + x

Manual: http://jamesthornton.com/gnu/nano/

Mac OS X

Most Mac OS X installations should contain "Pico" to edit textfiles

Pico

1. Find - [CTRL] + w
2. Save - [CTRL] + o
3. Exit - [CTRL] + x

Manual: http://www.cs.albany.edu/~bking/csi201/files/pico_man.html

openSUSE or SLES

Most openSUSE or SLES installations should contain "vi" to edit textfiles.

vi

• use "/" to change into search mode
• use "x" to delete a character
• use "i" to insert new text ("ESC" to leave edit mode)
• use "ZZ" to save and exit