Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:57:30 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: "Robin, Michael" <robin@chapman.edu> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: text editor Message-ID: <20120829005730.889711ff.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <D3E0D46DA47D9749A75DA627A9E47CE94B38E6B6@CUP-EXMB01.chapman.edu> References: <D3E0D46DA47D9749A75DA627A9E47CE94B38E69A@CUP-EXMB01.chapman.edu> <0ac101cd856b$ef1220f0$cd3662d0$@freebsd.org> <D3E0D46DA47D9749A75DA627A9E47CE94B38E6B6@CUP-EXMB01.chapman.edu>
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On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:41:52 +0000, Robin, Michael wrote: > What is VIM? VI = VI Improved, based on vi-like editor behaviour, which is often considered one of the MAIN editor environments among programmers. > Where could it be downloaded? You don't manually download things on FreeBSD. You install software by a system means. I suggest you make yourself familiar with the OS and how to install programs using The FreeBSD handbook and the FAQ, accessible from the project's main web page. In short, # pkg_add -r vim or # pkg_add -r gvim should install vim or gvim (the Gtk-enhanced vim editor) for you easily. > What is CLI? Command line interface, a common name for text mode applications (even when they run in a terminal emulator under X), so the term doesn't fit 100 percent here. A command line editor could be sed (the stream editor), which is a a non-interactive editor, programmed by its programming language and via command line arguments. But also text mode editors like joe or vim allow many command line arguments (see the respective manpages to learn more). To a Programmer Analyst that should be known, but don't bother. :-) > I am looking for GUI/command prompt text editor for Windows 7/8. You should then consult a mailing list (or probably a web-based discussion forum) related to "Windows" topics. In worst case, install a FreeBSD image for a virtualisation environment (e. g. VirtualBSD) and use that for edititing. :-) > My top priority is setting start/end block option which was available > for old DOS-based text editor, but I have not seen any window-based > text editor for this option. I'm sure there are ports of normal text editors also for "Windows". But this list -- FreeBSD questions -- is not the best place to ask for what they are or where to download them. > 16-bit DOS text editor program will not run on 64-bit operating system. That lack of compatibility is a significant problem on "Windows", don't you think? :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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