Editing Pico (text editor) (section)

== Features ==

Pico does not support working with several files simultaneously and cannot perform a find and replace across multiple files. It also cannot copy partial text from one file to another (though it is possible to read text into the editor from a whole file in its [[working directory]]). Pico does support search and replace operations.

By comparison, some popular Unix text editors such as [[Vi (text editor)|vi]] and [[Emacs]] provide a wider range of features than Pico; including [[regular expression]] search and replace, and working with multiple files at the same time. By comparison, Pico's simplicity makes it suitable for beginners.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guckes.net/pico/|title=PICO - the PIne COmposer - a simple editor|website=Guckes.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009112759/http://www.guckes.net/pico/|archive-date=October 9, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=December 23, 2018}}</ref>