Pico is a good first editor.
Quoting Dave Barton
I have succeeded in screwing up my X configuration while trying to install the nvidia drivers, now I can't start X. Can anyone offer advice on how to restore the original Suse 7.3 nv configuration, without completely re-installing.
Also, is there a "simple" text editor (something like DOS Edit) that can be used to edit config files outside the X server. While I am sure that editors like vim have wonderful and powerful features for those of you who have been working with them for years, I am a newbie to Linux and for the moment I just need to get a simple job done in the simplest way I can. Maybe later on I will discover the power and features of vi etc.
-- I don't do Windows and I don't come to work before nine. -- Johnny Paycheck