Edit in the console?

[kamuran2]

How do I edit a text file in the console? (ya know, without loading X)

[Choozo]

'vi' is always there.

Cheers :)

[Skroob]

Even though I'm a vi/vim user myself you may want to use emacs/pico/ae as vi can be fairly intimidating at first. If you do decide to go with vi/vim make sure to have a cheat sheet of commands nearby. I believe there is a NHF with these on it but if not a google search should get you some. Of course once you get used to it, it's hard to go back. :)

[xh3g]

pico is great for beginners, but vi is incredable. Skroob is deffinitly right in advising you make up a cheat-sheet of vi commands, as there are about a dozen or-so commands that you'll find yourself using more than any others and it helps to have a quick refference handy.

[X_console]

There are a couple of vi NHFs in the NHF section.