[CSC 335] Cobra Editors

[Andrew J. Pounds]

I know that some of you are struggling with using the vi editor 
(actually vim) on cobra.   I just checked and there are four additional 
editors -- each of which has a learning curve that is less steep than vi.

*gedit *-- this is the one some of you have used in class over 
MobaXterm.   It utilizes X11 and also allows for the use of the mouse.

*pico* -- this is actually the editor that was used on the old "pine" 
e-mail system.  It is very functional and does not require X11 to run 
(you can use editors like this in putty).  It will use  <CTRL> key 
sequences to initiate most commands

*nano* -- this is a "Gnu" version of pico that is supposed to be a 
little bigger (and richer in features) that pico (if you remember your 
prefixesl, you will catch some of the humor).  It does not require you 
to run over X11.  It use the <CTRL> key in a manner similar to pico

*joe* -- this is another powerful little screen editor that does not 
require X11.   It uses commands that are similar to the old Wordstar 
word processing program.


If you want to learn vi then I applaud that -- it will never let you 
down.   For those of you that just need to get some things done for 
homework and projects, try these out of cobra, learn one, and stick with 
it for the rest of the semester.    There are many other options under 
Unix, but I know that these four exist and work on cobra.

Let me know if you need assistance.



-- 
Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D.  (pounds_aj at mercer.edu)
Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Mercer University,  Macon, GA 31207   (478) 301-5627
http://faculty.mercer.edu/pounds_aj

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