A text editor is a type of program used for editing plain text files.
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Emacs: How to insert 'λ' instead of 'lambda' in Scheme mode?
Long ago, I came across a text editor function that replaced the word 'lambda' with the character 'λ'. I would like to do this in emacs. My preferences:
I would like to activate this function in ...
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Using word wrap with mc
According to the man page for mc, the internal editor (mc -e) has a word wrap option. How can I turn this on? I have found settings in "Options" --> "General", however, this seems to only change text ...
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GNU emacs vs. XEmacs
After using Vim for the past couple of years, I'm switching to emacs as part of my "get out og your comfort zone" 2012 resolution. Although I have been using GNU Emacs for the past 10 days, I am ...
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Editor for markdown tables
Is there any tool for linux which makes it easier to generate and edit tables for markdown?
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Expanding text format in VI
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How to create and edit a text file from the bash shell
I am logged into a linux server via ssh. From the bash shell, is there any standard way of bringing up some kind of text editing environment so I can create and edit a text file? I am aware that there ...
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How to install light-weight vim and to be able to efficiently load files into one instance vim?
On my laptop with Ubuntu I'm able to have just one instance of vim, launched with
vim --servername VIM
After this I'm able to open files from console with
vim --remote-silent filename
I use ...
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What is the native Gnome equivalent for Kile?
I was using Kile for editing Latex documents, but after latest package upgrade (I am running Debian Testing) all Kde applications are running reeeeaaaallllly slow - so I am looking for a temporary ...
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In emacs, is there a way to Hex edit/view a buffer without losing the undo info?
When I use hexl-mode in emacs, it discards the buffer's undo info.
Is there another way to hex-edit the buffer and yet retain the undo info?
If there is no alternative hex-editor, is there a ...
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Emacsclient docs mention emulating Gnuclient. What is the relationship?
When opening a file in GNU Emacs GUI, I use gnuserv to attach to an already running emacs. I use 'gnuserv' only because the first documentation I read on the subject suggested it.
Today I was ...
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What is the connection between a gedit bug and a Unix-&-Linux Q/A href?
While answering a Unix-&-Linux question, I observed that Gedit and two other editors, Leafpad and Medit (I tested 12 editors altogether) exhibit the a certain bug. As it turns out, the bug is ...
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How to 'UnJustify!' text in GNU nano
I enjoy using nano as a respite from my usual GTK-based text editor. I like the simplicity of the interface, and using CTRL-K is the fastest way I know of to edit down long textfiles.
However, I have ...
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Drop into an editor from inside aspell
I'm writing my doctoral dissertation using vim and LaTeX, and I spell-check the document using aspell. Sometimes I run across an error that can't suitably be fixed using the built-in spell-check ...
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Is the `ed` editor useful for any purpose besides emergencies and batch editing?
I'm wondering if the ed editor is useful any longer for interactive editing. I know that the diff command can produce patches as ed scripts and that ed is a last resort when the baud rate is super ...
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GNU Emacs; Does the GUI version offer anything more than the ability to have a GUI menu?
I've been looking at GNU Emacs for a few months now, on and off (mainly off), and I've really only gone as far as testing a few basic things which I especially want in an editor... I'm slowly getting ...
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How to install color schemas for Kate running on GNOME
How do I install schemas(like this one; for syntax highlighting, etc) for Kate (which is originally for KDE) running on GNOME 3? Trying to install with the install.sh script took no effect. Also, if ...
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What a good text editor with RTL (right-to-left) support?
gvim doesn't seem to support it out of the box on my Ubuntu lucid.
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Does research unix have any binary editor?
I cannot find any binary editor in v7 unix by reading volumn 1 of the manual.
Is there any?
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Specify an alias as preferred editor in rc files (like .cvsrc)?
I have in my .cvsrc:
cvs -q -e vim
I want to create an alias (like my-vim or something like that):
alias my-vim="vim -S ~/myscript.vim"
And do
cvs -q -e my-vim
Unfortunately, this doesn't ...
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How does one find and replace text in all open files with jed?
How does one find and replace text in all open files with jed?
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How does one find and replace text in all open files with kate?
How does one find and replace text in all open files with kate?
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How does one find and replace text in all open files with LibreOffice?
How does one find and replace text in all open files with LibreOffice?
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How does one find and replace text in all open files with gedit?
How does one find and replace text in all open files with gedit?
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How does one find and replace text in all open files with geany?
How does one find and replace text in all open files with geany?
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Why would someone use joe?
I've seen some skilled unix/linux users use joe instead of vi(m) or nano. Why would they prefer using it over the provided alternatives?
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Text editor with font-size selection for specific human languages (ie. Unicode Block) eg Devanagari
Pre Linux, I used Windows.. (too many years in the wilderness :) ... however there was a ray of sunshine in amongst all the general virus/re-install flack.. and that was Notepad++, a text Editor I ...
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How to edit command line in full screen editor in ZSH?
In bash, using vi mode, if I hit Esc,v, my current command line is opened in the editor specified by $EDITOR and I am able to edit it in full screen before 'saving' the command to be returned to the ...
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What linux editor can open a 200G file for editing within a minute or two?
I'm looking for an editor that will open the file in chunks (not try to read the whole file into memory) as I'm trying to hand-edit a 200G file.
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Buffers or tabs in vim? What are advantages/disadvantages of each approach?
I'm used to modeless editors. Only the past year I've been using vim/gvim, which has a modal approach.
I'm used to tabs in all editors, since before vim all of them are used to it. In gvim, you don't ...
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Linux Editor to make video for elearning
Does anyone know a solution to create video courses on Linux, i.e:
recording in the same time the videos from the webcam, the powerpoint / openoffice document, the annotations on the document (using ...
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What is your favourite shell script GUI/CLI editor and why?
I'm using vim for editing bash scripts currently, but i really need to set it up and/or install plugins. Plugin suggestions welcome. Either way i'd like to see which editors/IDEs are there for this ...
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How can I move to the bottom of a document using the pico editor?
How can I move to the bottom of a document using the pico editor? CTRL+V is next page; is there a similar key for last page?
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How to configure Kate to always use 2 spaces for tabulation?
By default Kate inserts 2 spaces on Tab press but switches to real tabs starting from the fourth Tab level. Can I disable this and use spaces always, regardless to the depth?
I want this because I ...
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How to turn off permanent highlighting of all braces (not just pairs) in vim
I have no idea how I modified vim such that all braces are highlighted, not just matching ones, but I want to turn it off now. How do I do that? The usual highlighting of matching braces works fine.
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Modifying PDF files
I need to do some basic editing on existing PDF file. I.e. I need to:
Add chapters/bookmarks
Change some page numbering
However I cannot find any tool - GUI or commandline - which would offer this ...
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How do I quit from Vi?
I started Vi on my Ubuntu machine. However I don't know Vi, and now I can not quit. I see the editor and I can write text, at the bottom line there is a label "recording".
How do I quit from Vi?
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In SciTe (Scintilla), how can I create Syntax-Highlighting for my own custom language?
I want to create a custom Language, with its own custom Syntax Highlighting.
Notepad++ (a Windows SciTe/Scintilla based Text-editor), allowed me to create a custom "Language", and now, in Linux, I ...
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Globally stop editors from creating ~ files
Is there a global setting to prevent all text editors from creating backup files? I'm sick of changing it in 11 different places.
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Can you recommend a GUI text editor for a developer (features needed are inside)?
F-cked up with all IDE bloatware (for my purposes they are all overcomplicated and inconvenient), I came to an idea, that I'd probably better use a good editor than an IDE.
I DON'T need projects, I ...
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How to change background color of side pane of Kate and Kile?
I am trying to customize the color scheme of Kile/Kate. I could do it, except I could not find any way to change the color of the side pane such as files, etc.
I prefer dark background, and having ...
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How can I edit a large file in place?
I have a few files sized > 1 GB each. I need to remove last few bytes from the files. How can I do it? I prefer to edit file in place to save disk space.
I am on HP-UX.
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vim vs. emacs… and no, this is not a flame war
How would you compare these editors? What are the pros and cons of each?
[note] This is not meant to be answered by those who "hate one and love another" or those who haven't used both.
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Is there an XML file editor for Linux with grid view support?
I have been using Altova XML Editor on Windows for a long time. It has a wonderful feature that lets you view XML files in "grid view." This makes life easy when reading very complex XML. My question ...
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Nano syntax highlighting for C# and/or ASP. Net
Has anyone got (or can point in the direction of) a nanorc file that contains syntax highlighting for C# and/or ASP.Net?
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What's a good app for blogging?
A friend of mine recently converted from Windows to Linux and has been looking for a good app to replace Windows Livewriter. From talking to him it sounds like handling images is the main feature he ...
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Development environment for C
Looking for ideas on setting up a convenient and productive development environment for C development. I found C editing with Vim very helpful but I would like to get a wider sampling of suggestions.
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Linux editor with VMS EDT like direction mode
VMS editor EDT allows one to use the keypad to control most of ones editing commands. One of the rather nice features is that the direction of operation can be set to "up" or "down". This then effects ...
