Am 16.11.2021 um 21:10 schrieb Joe Zeff <joe(a)zeff.us>:
On 11/16/21 12:39 PM, Peter Boy wrote:
> Maybe, but you lose a lot of very powerful functionality. And instead you are
supposed to decipher (and memorize) cryptic character combinations that desperately try to
imitate a graphical interface.
No. All commands in nano are single strokes, using the control key, so that ^K is cut
text, ^U is paste text and ^G gets you help by listing the entire set of commands.No need
to memorize anything
You might see it yourself: K for cut, very intuitive , ^ for „Press <ctrl> key, even
more intuitive.
As with vim, you have to have some prior knowledge to use nano (and you don’t have
something like the famous "vi cup“ at hand :-) ). And nano "hijacks" 4
lines from the already few lines you have on a text terminal on the newly installed server
(or on your server in emergency mode, even more stressful).
I can't understand the "missionary zeal" that some people bring into the
field for Nano. It is more a question of knowledge and, above all, of requirements for the
editor. Nano as default for Workstation may have some merit, but as default for server it
makes more sense to use vim.