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commit 81c63cfc6fb89bc790fba69c6f39748b0c23402e
Author: Ludovic Courtès <l...@gnu.org>
Date: Wed Apr 4 17:32:25 2018 +0200
doc: Recommend nano during installation.
* doc/guix.texi (Preparing for Installation)
(Proceeding with the Installation): Recommend nano.
---
doc/guix.texi | 12 +++++++-----
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 4eac281..738fdf6 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
