using unix improved!
editors
Traditionally, the two main editing programs in UNIX have been emacs
and vi. On this page we will not
debate which one is better
(vim xemacs emacs gvim),
but just show you how to learn whichever one you choose. :)
For emacs, you can either run the emacs or xemacs command in a xterm. Most prefer xemacs, so we made an icon in the dock you can just click on. Once you start it up, look for the Help menu at the top right, and use it to access the Tutorial option.
For vi, which has now been improved to vim (Vi IMproved), just run the vimtutor command in an xterm.
We've also installed scite, which is a graphical "programmers text editor". And vim has its own graphical version, called gvim.