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by tyingq 2646 days ago
Nano is somewhat ubiquitous in that it's the default editor on many Linux distros, including both Debian and Ubuntu. I often run "crontab -e" or "git commit" and end up in nano because I forgot to set $EDITOR on a new Linux box.

Edit: I suspect it's the default because it launches with visible instructions on how to exit. Launching Vim or Emacs strands a lot of new users.

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Indeed. Never underestimate how important exiting is: https://stackoverflow.blog/2017/05/23/stack-overflow-helping...