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pico is a simple text editor based upon the Pine Message/mail System. It
is far easier to use than vi, with the tradeoff that is isn't as powerful.
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Editing commands are entered using control-key combinations. The most important
commands are displayed at the bottom of the screen, facilitating ease of
use.
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To start pico, simply use the command "pico" followed by the name of the
file you wish to edit. If the file exists, pico will start with that file.
If it does not exist, then pico will assume that it is a new file.
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The basic commands provided by pico include:
CTRL-G - get help
CTRL-X - exit
CTRL-O - write out to a file
CTRL-J - justify text
CTRL-R - read a file
CTRL-W - where is (search)
CTRL-Y - previous page
CTRL-V - next page
CTRL-^ - mark cursor position as start of selected text
CTRL-K - cut text
CTRL-U - uncut text / paste
CTRL-T - check spelling
CTRL-C - cursor position information
CTRL-F - move forward a character
CTRL-B - move backward a character
CTRL-P - move to the previous line
CTRL-N - move to the next line
CTRL-A - move to the beginning of the current line
CTRL-E - move to the end of the current line
CTRL-L - refresh the display
CTRL-D - delete the character at the cursor position
CTRL-I - insert a tab at the current cursor position
Note that cursor positioning can also be accomplished by
using the up, down, right and left arrow keys.
A few additional comments/notes:
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The manner in which lines longer than the display width are dealt is not
immediately obvious. Lines that continue beyond the edge of the display
are indicated by a '$' character at the end of the line. Long lines are
scrolled horizontally as the cursor moves through them.
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Context sensitive help is a feature included with pico.
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A file browser is included as part of the "write" and "read" file commands.
For additional details, see the pico man page.
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