Which Command Line Text Editor do you prefer?

[DaReaper]

I much prefer nano. I have tried vi, but can never get on with the close, save etc commands!

Yes , Nano is much user-friendly and keyboard friend i suppose :P . But i'm guessing the other editors could have similar features.

I find it simple to find/search keywords with nano : ctrl+w and various other shortcuts.

[arran]

vi is the best and vim also. both are good in performance.

[santosh]

if i work on any text file ma mind goes on clicking towards vi/vim.....

[carbon333]

vim is suitable only for masochists I personally use 'joe'. It was more popular some time ago.

[cfajohnson]

I use emacs for all my text editing needs: shell scripts, web pages, PostScript graphics, crossword clues, email and usenet (editing only, not for reading or sending messages), etc....

[netwar]

vi-8/10
vim-7/10
nano-7/10
pico-6/10
I guess for me i find myself using a mix of vi and nano to be honest, vi is available everywhere and has a decent interface but sometimes i like nano even though i take longer. ps to tomfmason vi is "oldschool" not nano which was made in 1999