Ok, I hate to say this but different editors are vastly useful for different applications. So these are my votes:
pico-> for quick editing of small or unimportant files which do not require formatting. (eg. most config files)
emacs-> for general coding and editing of large text files
vi-> for when you are introducing new users to *nix systems. It will certainly test their (memory) skills and patience and prove whether or not they are fit to evolve to a higher level of computing beyond MS.
echo "..." >> filename-> great when you really fuck something up on your system and need to regain minimal functionality (ie. setting PATH) without having to type in entire path names to executables. Also good for minimal coding from a rescue disk.
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Ok, I hate to say this but different editors are vastly useful for different applications.
So these are my votes:
pico -> for quick editing of small or unimportant files which do not require formatting. (eg. most config files)
emacs -> for general coding and editing of large text files
vi -> for when you are introducing new users to *nix systems. It will certainly test their (memory) skills and patience and prove whether or not they are fit to evolve to a higher level of computing beyond MS.
echo "..." >> filename -> great when you really fuck something up on your system and need to regain minimal functionality (ie. setting PATH) without having to type in entire path names to executables. Also good for minimal coding from a rescue disk.
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