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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2018-04-04 17:32:25 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2018-04-04 23:14:36 +0200
commit81c63cfc6fb89bc790fba69c6f39748b0c23402e (patch)
tree2b19914afaca309cf41d793b4d9d0708c5fcb57b
parent76a77ccaed0f4259e928fc57ae335a0f583d0032 (diff)
doc: Recommend nano during installation.
* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation) (Proceeding with the Installation): Recommend nano.
-rw-r--r--doc/guix.texi12
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 4eac281a82..738fdf65ca 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -8335,10 +8335,10 @@ ifconfig @var{interface} up
To configure wireless networking, you can create a configuration file
for the @command{wpa_supplicant} configuration tool (its location is not
important) using one of the available text editors such as
-@command{zile}:
+@command{nano}:
@example
-zile wpa_supplicant.conf
+nano wpa_supplicant.conf
@end example
As an example, the following stanza can go to this file and will work
@@ -8519,8 +8519,10 @@ builds to @file{/gnu/store} which, initially, is an in-memory file system.
Next, you have to edit a file and
provide the declaration of the operating system to be installed. To
-that end, the installation system comes with three text editors: GNU nano
-(@pxref{Top,,, nano, GNU nano Manual}), GNU Zile (an Emacs clone), and
+that end, the installation system comes with three text editors. We
+recommend GNU nano (@pxref{Top,,, nano, GNU nano Manual}), which
+supports syntax highlighting and parentheses matching; other editors
+include GNU Zile (an Emacs clone), and
nvi (a clone of the original BSD @command{vi} editor).
We strongly recommend storing that file on the target root file system, say,
as @file{/mnt/etc/config.scm}. Failing to do that, you will have lost your
@@ -8536,7 +8538,7 @@ something along these lines:
@example
# mkdir /mnt/etc
# cp /etc/configuration/desktop.scm /mnt/etc/config.scm
-# zile /mnt/etc/config.scm
+# nano /mnt/etc/config.scm
@end example
You should pay attention to what your configuration file contains, and