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by latexr 307 days ago
> I think it’s a great alternative to the likes of vi and nano

nano no longer ships with macOS either, and hasn’t for a few major versions. You can still see it in /usr/bin/nano, but when you run it or check the manual you’ll see it’s actually pico. A checksum confirms they’re the same.

  $ sha256sum /usr/bin/{nano,pico}

  876a9d04b6a5276552751d43fc4bc893d031f0591a96850792649e945d644dc1  /usr/bin/nano
  876a9d04b6a5276552751d43fc4bc893d031f0591a96850792649e945d644dc1  /usr/bin/pico