From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 30 12:38:26 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B475A37B401 for ; Fri, 30 May 2003 12:38:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-shield2.njit.edu (mail-shield2.njit.edu [128.235.251.172]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F05D443F85 for ; Fri, 30 May 2003 12:38:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kellers@njit.edu) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by mail-shield2.njit.edu (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h4UJcNM22215; Fri, 30 May 2003 15:38:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from nodnsquery(128.235.251.173) by mail-shield2.njit.edu via csmap (V4.1) id srcAAAn1aiyR; Fri, 30 May 03 15:38:22 -0400 Received: from admcluster.njit.edu (admactive.njit.edu [128.235.184.198]) by mail-gw5.njit.edu (8.12.9/8.12.4) with ESMTP id h4UJcLWu019145; Fri, 30 May 2003 15:38:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: from dhcp187-25.njit.edu ([128.235.187.25]) by admcluster.njit.edu with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Fri, 30 May 2003 15:38:22 -0400 From: T Kellers To: HG , Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 15:38:22 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.2 References: <000701c326e0$091b4de0$0400a8c0@amdk62400> In-Reply-To: <000701c326e0$091b4de0$0400a8c0@amdk62400> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200305301538.22039.kellers@njit.edu> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 May 2003 19:38:22.0279 (UTC) FILETIME=[078F9D70:01C326E3] Subject: Re: any recommended simple text editors????? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 19:38:27 -0000 The simplest is already built into freebsd; it's called ee. It has some keystroke help built into the top of the editor display. Another easy editor to use is joe (Joe's own editor). It also has a displayed keystroke help section, and, while it's not vi, it is a fairly powerful (yet fairly) simple editor. /usr/ports/editors/joe-devel Tim Kellers CPE-NJIT On Friday 30 May 2003 03:16 pm, HG wrote: >Hi All, > >I am looking for a simple text editor that i can use when >i connect to the freebsd box with an ssh client (no x window) >that supports vt100 or vt400 (called putty.exe) . >Should also be able to connect to a linux box by recompiling >source for the linux computer. > >There are so many editors listed in the packages cd , can >anyone recommend one in particular > >Prefered is one that is menu driven with no keystrokes >to remember other than the common keys on the pc >keyboard : delete , arrows , backspace etc. > >thanks > >Henri > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"