Console Text Editor with Windows-like keyboard shortcuts (ctrl-z, x, c, v)
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Ok, I realise that I risk a religious war asking a question about text editors, but here goes.
# Requirements
- Mostly used for config file edits
- Text based not GUI
- Available for Raspian flavour of Debian
- No learning required for a Windows/Mac GUI user (no vi/vim)
- Makes full use of keys found on modern keyboards, i.e. home, end, pgup, pgdn, del
- Use keyboard shortcuts found in pretty much all GUI apps,
e.g. Undo (Ctrl-Z), Redo (Shift-Ctrl-Z),
Select All (Ctrl-A), Cut (Ctrl-X), Copy (Ctrl-C),
Paste (Ctrl-V), Expand selection (Shift-Arrow), Skip word (Ctrl-Arrow), Delete selection (Del) etc
- **Optional**: mouse support for changing cursor position and selecting text
Surely this isn't a big ask in this day and age?
Asked by Greg Woods
(611 rep)
Oct 3, 2012, 07:57 PM
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