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Re: Nano 5.7

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Post by iheredia »

valera_rozuvan wrote: post #5

I don't understand the people who dislike nano as an editor for the *nix system. After spending in it for like 30 minutes - it becomes an indispensable tool for quickly touching up text files anywhere you go to! No matter where I SSH to (*nix systems) - I always had nano available.

I pretty much agree and share the love for Nano, but - just as a comment - it happened to me that it wasn't available in some Red Hat servers. Depending on your regular work and the type of servers you SSH into, you could expect Nano to be already installed or not

Re: Nano 5.7

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Post by nindalf »

philliphaydon wrote: post #7
BooneJS wrote: post #4

Nano was my gateway editor when learning *nix in college. I tried vi only to have to close the window to exit. I think nano can continue to safely bring in converts from Windows and MacOS.

I LOVE Nano. I just can’t figure out vi/vim.

I think vim has a pretty good tutorial within it. If you ever give it another chance, try that tutorial.

Re: Nano 5.7

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Post by staticassertion »

Learning from this HN thread that apparently Nano gets hate. I've been programming for years, nano is still my go-to for "I'm in the terminal and I need to make a small modification". I use it daily.

Re: Nano 5.7

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Post by bdcravens »

azabua wrote: post #3

For those who use an actual editor https://www.vimconf.live/ Heh can one imagine a conference for NANO?

No, I honestly can't imagine why you'd need a conference for a tool. Maybe I'm missing something and the construction industry is similarly excited about DrillConf or TruckConf.

Re: Nano 5.7

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Post by PedroBatista »

293984j29384 wrote: post #6

I never understood the hate Nano gets from vi users. Nano does many things quicker and easier than vi. For example, search & replace. Would I code in Nano? No. Do I use Nano to edit configuration files and make other small edits? Absolutely.

That's the same as a IntelliJ hating on Notepad.exe, it's ridiculous.

For what Nano is mostly used for, Nano has won.

Re: Nano 5.7

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Post by unixhero »

rubyist5eva wrote: post #9
293984j29384 wrote: post #6

I never understood the hate Nano gets from vi users. Nano does many things quicker and easier than vi. For example, search & replace. Would I code in Nano? No. Do I use Nano to edit configuration files and make other small edits? Absolutely.

Linus Torvalds recently did an interview and I was suprised to read that he was considering switching from his micro-emacs setup to Nano. If it's Linus approved, how can I say something is bad? ;)

Did you read the whole interview? He repeats the same statements, well basically because he was Asker the same stuff as always. Now his statements are zen level pragmatic. He doesn't want to get into a new editor that gets in his way.

I admit it is kind of underwhelming to read his answers. I am always hoping for some tidbits where he can state that he has seen the way. But for the most part it just pure hard work and true expertise of the systems programming domain. I guess the thing is evidence that true innovation often is rigorous and dry engineering.

So, nano, why not. I for one use jed. I also finally learnt how to exit vim.

Re: Nano 5.7

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Post by circularfoyers »

rubyist5eva wrote: post #9
293984j29384 wrote: post #6

I never understood the hate Nano gets from vi users. Nano does many things quicker and easier than vi. For example, search & replace. Would I code in Nano? No. Do I use Nano to edit configuration files and make other small edits? Absolutely.

Linus Torvalds recently did an interview and I was suprised to read that he was considering switching from his micro-emacs setup to Nano. If it's Linus approved, how can I say something is bad? ;)

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this is the interview you are referring to https://www.tag1consulting.com/blog/interview-linus-torvalds... in case anyone was curious like I was.

Re: Nano 5.7

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Post by [deleted] »

simion314 wrote: post #10
valera_rozuvan wrote: post #5

I don't understand the people who dislike nano as an editor for the *nix system. After spending in it for like 30 minutes - it becomes an indispensable tool for quickly touching up text files anywhere you go to! No matter where I SSH to (*nix systems) - I always had nano available.

Probably the elitist guys, the ones that have their identity defined by the editor they use, the language and framework and the Linux distro/DE/OS they use. Many people just need a tool that does a simple job but does it well, like editing a ini file and adding a line or a word, nano is great for that. (we all know that type of guy that has to tell everyone all the time that he uses Arch and Rust would have fixed eve…

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Re: Nano 5.7

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Post by minimaul »

nano is great as a quick command line config editor. I wouldn't use it for a big task, but it's wonderful to just dive into, make a quick change, and get on with whatever you were doing.

Has syntax highlighting support too, so you can have your config file nicely highlighted to make editing easier :)

There's nothing wrong with vi/vim or emacs either, but nano has got to be the most accessible command line editor out there.

Re: Nano 5.7

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Post by TechniKris »

valera_rozuvan wrote: post #5

I don't understand the people who dislike nano as an editor for the *nix system. After spending in it for like 30 minutes - it becomes an indispensable tool for quickly touching up text files anywhere you go to! No matter where I SSH to (*nix systems) - I always had nano available.

> No matter where I SSH to (*nix systems) Nano is also available on Windows! I have it installed through Scoop and I use it when I SSH to my Windows PC from Termux on Android
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