nano, or the new feature? I use nano all the time.
Over the last 20 years of using Linux I haven't learned vi and emacs above basic editing and saving files.
And I still type "pico".
If you want to get rid of this habit put this in /usr/local/bin/pico.sh or ~/bin/pico.sh
#!/bin/bash echo "Type nano instead of pico..." sleep 5 nano $*
Put in ~/.bashrc alias pico=~/bin/pico.sh (or /usr/local/bin/pico.sh)
Make sure to chmod +x the shell script.
You can also simply call it pico instead of pico.sh; then you won't have to use the ~/.bashrc addition.
vim-tiny and nano sizes are nearly the same; nvi is smaller; I'm pretty sure the "vi" applet in busybox would be much smaller.
et() {
emacsclient -tty --alternate-editor '' "$@"
}
Its everywhere, its quick, and unless you've done some pretty nutty stuff in your configs, basic usage is the same between a heavily customized vi and the vi you find bundled with every is bundled windows and gentoo. (Not to disparage any preference for emacs; it just seems a bit much to have to fall back to an entirely different editor seems a bit much)
It's akin to the same justification for why I wouldn't bother opening a random tiny file in Xcode or IntelliJ IDEA.
I don't use Emacs as just a simple text editor. I can probably count the times I've typed `emacs some/file/path.whatever` into the shell on one hand.