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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD cmd line editor / text editor recommends?
Date: 15 Jun 1996 19:22:34 GMT
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riff_one@athenet.net (Brian) wrote:

> I am looking for some recommendations for a shell
> that has a built in command line editor or a package
> that I can add into an existing shell.

/bin/sh.  Type ``set -o emacs'' or shorter ``set -E'' to get the
command-line editor to work.

All the shells from the packages (bash, tcsh, zsh, ksh) do also
support this feature as well.

> Also looking for a good text editor.

Religous point.  Pick one out of the ``Editors'' section in the ports
collection (or packages), and see if it fits your needs.  (Don't pick
one of the Emacsen however, they will appear `bloated' in your eyes.
-- Jörg, typing this in FSF Emacs. :)

From your description, even /usr/bin/ee might fit.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)