Nano
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nano is a simple terminal text editor from the GNU Project. It has no concept of modes, so you can start typing right away, and it always shows the main shortcuts at the bottom of the screen, so even first-time users can easily edit things like configuration files. It started as a free software replacement for Pico, the editor bundled with the mail program Pine, and is included by default in most Linux distributions, serving as the default editor for users who have not learned vim.