Shell text editor

[tudi_x]

hi All,
in headless Linux systems i would need to:

a. create and very basic edit of text file (midnight commander editor level or even less)
b. save file (preferably control + s)
c. run a shell command on this file (with shortcut, user does not exit the app)
d. present output of the shell command in a section of the app screen
e. exit app

please advise if there is some code i could reuse at least from the DOS era.
thank you

[Bart]

Implementing edlin comes to mind.

Your system does not come with a text-editor like nano.
(Yes, to all others: please say vi(m)).

Bart

[tudi_x]

thank you!

i found this link on edlin: http://www.delphigroups.info/2/57/3289.html
system comes with vi but i would like to run a TProcess and present the output in the same screen area (draw a temporary line or something).

[Bart]

Real programmers use edlin.
Even better programmers use copy con program.pas 

Bart

[jamie]

and most of those programmers of those days have one foot in the grave..

 

[Thaddy]

"Copy con" is a very good test during job interviews....
Anyway, consider Nano.