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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
Last activity: Jun 25, 2025, 04:22 PM