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(Unverified)Jan 14th 2008 2:07PM

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I fail to understand why emacs is considered to have a "steep learning curve". There is one and only one thing to remember: hold down the control key and press the X key, keep the control key down and press the C key. That stops emacs.

Otherwise emacs is entirely painless. You type "emacs filename" to edit a file. The arrow keys do what you expect, the backspace key works, whatever you type is put into the file where the cursor is. When your done you hold down the control key and press XC and emacs asks if you want to save the file. What's so hard?

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thethirdmooseJan 14th 2008 6:54PM

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I agree
vi is also easy to use
i to edit
:wq to save and quit

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