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{{#set:feature description = The [[mw:Extension:WikiEditor|WikiEditor]] extension is an extendable framework with a set of feature-based modules that improve the user experience of editing. It is also the editing interface that Wikipedia currently uses }}
{{#set:feature notes = Available as the default editor in this wiki }}
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Most administration on a Unix-like system is done with a text editor editing configuration files, usually under the <code>/etc</code> directory.  This document will just outline a few editors to choose from.
Most administration on a Unix-like system is done with a text editor editing configuration files, usually under the <code>/etc</code> directory.  This document will just outline a few editors to choose from.


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== TextPad ==
== TextPad ==
[http://www.textpad.com/ TextPad] is a '''free''', powerful, general purpose editor for plain text files that works in Windows.
[http://www.textpad.com/ TextPad] is a '''free''', powerful, general purpose editor for plain text files that works in Windows.
== Wiki Editors ==
[[File:Accessories-text-editor.svg|thumb|right|The pen is mightier than the sword]]
* [[wp:User:Cacycle/wikEd | wikEd]] is a great [[JavaScript]] implementation of an editor for MediaWiki wikis.
* [[mw:Extension:WikiEditor | WikiEditor]] is the extension in use by MediaWiki Foundation currently on all sites.
* [[Visual editor]] is the ultimate in edit experience for 'simplicity' and lowering the bar for new contributors to the wiki since editing is so close to using a word processor.


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