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| From | Rich <rich@example.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: most common text editors in popular distros? |
| Date | 2020-06-09 22:56 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <rbp433$k2n$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <75dbb020-612d-4b62-a109-203b6f8de2c1o@googlegroups.com> <rbo3js$n9i$1@dont-email.me> <slrnre03el.r2.sc@scarpet42p.localdomain> |
Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> wrote: > Le 09-06-2020, Rich <rich@example.invalid> a écrit : >> >> Since 'view' does not imply editing/modificationm, and you imply >> viewing by 'read-only', then don't use an editor, open a viewer, i.e., >> less or similar. > > If the text is structured, it can be great to have some highlighting. > I'm not sure less can be as good as vim or as any modern editor for it. The OP's posting said "view text files", therefore assuming the text is structured is reading a bit more into the OP's statements than they have explicitly indicated to this point. But in any case it is possible to perform code/structure highlighting in less (I should admit that this feature is not likely to be present in any random stranger's system).: https://www-zeuthen.desy.de/~friebel/unix/lesspipe.html
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Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2020-06-09 13:42 +0000
Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-09 22:31 +0000
Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2020-06-09 22:56 +0000
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Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-12 20:58 +0000
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Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Dan Espen <dan1espen@gmail.com> - 2020-06-13 09:22 -0400
Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-13 13:35 +0000
Re: most common text editors in popular distros? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-20 07:45 -0400
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That's why they call it "normal" mode. (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2020-06-13 13:48 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2020-06-13 17:05 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-13 18:52 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2020-06-16 06:03 -0400
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-16 11:31 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2020-06-16 14:12 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-16 18:10 +0100
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2020-06-16 17:12 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-21 10:57 -0400
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-16 20:48 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2020-07-03 10:46 -0400
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-07-03 20:30 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-17 12:12 +0200
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-17 11:26 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-17 14:16 +0200
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-17 20:51 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2020-07-03 11:01 -0400
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2020-07-04 00:30 +0300
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. (Was: most common text editors in popular distros?) Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-13 18:46 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2020-06-15 10:58 -0400
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2020-06-15 17:43 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-15 21:21 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-15 19:04 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2020-06-15 21:05 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-15 22:03 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-06-18 12:55 +0200
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2020-06-16 06:11 -0400
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2020-06-16 11:35 +0000
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2020-06-16 13:11 +0100
Re: That's why they call it "normal" mode. Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2020-06-21 10:56 -0400
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