VIM

Text Editor key competitor to EMacs

VI-improved

http://www.vim.org/

http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/vimfaq.html

http://www.oualline.com/vim-cook.html

scriptable with Python!

• http://packages.debian.org/stable/editors/vim-python

• http://mail.python.org/pipermail/tutor/2001-November/009974.html

• http://www.linux-mag.com/2002-08/power_02.html

• http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/1132/4/

To see any control characters (newline, etc.) in your file: Type ':set list' . Hit return. You will see all nonprintable chars as a Control character. To turn it off, type ':set nolist' . This does not modify your file in any way.