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It's THE text editor for UNIX, but it's a weird thing (like so many other UNIX utilities), so you might not ever have used it. Here's a start:https://www.howtogeek.com/102468/a-beginners-guide-to-editing-text-files-with-vi/
@stux I have opened a file in vim, tried to type into it, and failed. So I'd say the developers sadly failed to grasp what a text editor is supposed to do.
About nano I've only ever heard the very confusing combination of complaints that people are confused how to control it, and about how there is a bar at the bottom telling you how to control it at all time.
nano, but aliased as pico due to muscle memory…
@stux 59% of people are heretics ...
@stux
Vroeger Vim
Toen Jif
Die gootsteen moet wel schoon.
Gelukkig heb ik geen schoorsteen, dat scheelt weer.
@stux If you don't know how to do it, you'll do it worse with nano anyway. Period.
@stux vi or die
:dontpanic_nobg: p.s. the only true answer is /(neo)?vim?/
@egeltje @stux These trolling polls are always funny. That being said, go with any text editor(s) that make(s) you efficient. Options in tools need to be entertain so you can built the perfect system for your needs/liking. Otherwise simply go with a close OS and you'll reach a consensus with the lack of choices ;)
@stux in terms of preference 100% nano but there is always a non zero chance that you may need to putty/telnet/whatever into an ancient legacy machine that doesn't have nano or emacs that makes it worthwhile to know at least the basics of vi (i.e. enough to paste in something you edited in something easier to use on your local machine & save it)
𝕭𝖆𝖙@stux Joe.
But really Notepad++ with ftp plugin
@stux i don't care i don't use text editors in the first place
I'm team vim,
I used to use nano, but the Uni forced me to learn how to use Vim for basic file editing...
And I found it wasn't as bad as I thought initially, and found it more comfortable.
In either case - I don't really do anything advanced with what vim can do.
But I'm not gonna tout superiority of one editor to another that's silly.
@stux vim if it's something resembling a project. For just a poke, nano.
@stux you monster!
I use helix btw
@stux Emacs! No, seriously. 
@stux everybody knows the correct answer
@stux I think you forgot an option 
@manuelfeller haha nooo, i want to solve this age old battle first 
@stux Micro > anything else
@stux@mstdn.social Other: emacs. (You knew someone would say it sooner or later. 
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@stux@mstdn.social nano all the way, the only thing I've learned in vim is how to quit
@stux@mstdn.social If that doesn't work, just power cycle the machine!
@EpicKitty Yup! Or wiping the harddisk also works 
@EpicKitty @stux throw it into a Vulcan
@EpicKitty @stux I used sed and cat to avoid vim.