Repair Grub Files?

[Derek Broughton]

Martin Laberge wrote:

> When "Something Goes Wrong" on a Unix-Like system,
> and only single-user-root-admin is possible 'vi' is universal,
> on any kind of version of any kind of unix
> since 197? . (Linux,AIX,SCO,AT&T,SUN,OS/X,...)
> 
> For a non admin person in this situation,
> 'nano' does a great console file editor tool for newbies
> or not-so-advanced poeples on linux,
> and is included in *buntu
> and can be used on console or (X,K,G)term-alike soft.
> 
> You dont NEED to learn 'vi' to admin a machine,
> but it helps a lot...

No, it doesn't.  As you point out, nano is there.  If you are in the
situation where something's gone wrong, and you're a new Linux user, you'll
be a whole lot better off with nano than vi.  I'm guessing that's why nano
_is_ there.
-- 
derek