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Old 07-02-2013
Yeah, I'm a total noob who can't handle the truth yet, so I write my scripts in notepad++ and then paste them into x-shell and hit ctrl-d. IT WORKS OK.
# 9  
Old 07-02-2013
If you want a friendly text editor, nano will do the job. It always shows a bar at the bottom telling you what keys do what.
# 10  
Old 07-02-2013
Well, I am but a lowly intern who has been given access to a test server. The only editor installed by default seems to be vi, which I haven't figured out how to exit without exiting shell yet. (yeah :q! someone showed me that the other day, I was exaggerating). I'm assuming "nano" would get it started if it was installed?
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Old 07-02-2013
Yes. If you don't have it, try 'pico', its predecessor.

vi-hater's cheat sheet for vi:
  • i: Stop beeping at me and enter writing mode you stupid program
  • esc-:-w-q-enter: Save and quit
  • esc-:-q-!-enter: Quit without saving
  • esc-d-d: Delete a line because backspace isn't good enough for you
  • esc-esc-esc: Stop doing whatever weird combo I triggered by accident you stupid program
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# 12  
Old 07-02-2013
Haha, I like the way that's worded.
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