Thanks for the tip Sean. It was mentioned that I could use joe and part of the /usr/ports/editors/joe build there is jpico which emulates the shortcuts im so used to in pico and nano. I think joe works great for me.
Cheers, Si. Simon Griffiths "So bored I made..." www.tenenbaum.co.uk > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean Cavanaugh [mailto:millenia2...@hotmail.com] > Sent: 14 February 2009 15:55 > To: Simon Griffiths; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: OT console based editor that can do php syntax highlighting > > Nano supports syntax highlighting. it is off by default but can easily be > turned on. I think that you actually have to find the config file to make > it handle PHP though but that can be found pretty easily on the web > > -Sean > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Simon Griffiths" <simon.griffi...@tenenbaum.co.uk> > Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:27 AM > To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Subject: OT console based editor that can do php syntax highlighting > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > I'm guessing this is off-topic so thank you in advance if you can offer > > any > > help. > > > > I currently SSH into a couple of freebsd machine I have dotted about which > > run some console and web based php code. This is all fine and dandy but > > when it comes to remote support I struggle reading plain code when the > > file > > gets over a certain size and find a little syntax highlighting helps a > > lot. > > > > So can anyone recommend an editor that can do this ? I did try vim some > > time ago but being a novice in these areas I couldn't get the syntax file > > to > > load and help on the web confusing or indecipherable. > > > > TIA, > > > > Si. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.10.23/1950 - Release Date: 02/13/09 > 06:51:00 _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
