Richard E Miles wrote: > enter vimtutor at a terminal. > follow tutorial to learn vim It's good to know vi (I'm writing this in it). It's available on practically any Unix you're likely to need to use. But it's not the easiest thing in the world to learn. Don't get put off the OS by the editor. You may find nano, gedit, or kwrite more to your tastes. James. -- E-mail address: james | It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object to @westexe.demon.co.uk | realise that you are in a hurry.