Good list of popular Mac text editors here!
In this article, we bring you our top picks of 10 best text editors for Mac OS X (free and paid), all of which double as truly powerful code editor as well.
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up-to-date emacs in os x
Emacs on OS X El Cap is version 22. MacPorts version is 24.
$ sudo port install emacs
then
$ cd ~
$ emacs .bash_profile
paste in:
# Use the up-to-date MacPorts emacs
alias emacs='/opt/local/bin/emacs'
# For our chording coding friends
export EDITOR=/opt/local/bin/emacs
you’re done. Consider portsUpdate to keep it up-to-date daily.
up-to-date vim in os x
MacPorts current vim is 7.4 and the version shipping with El Capitan is 7.3.
So…
$ sudo port install vim
then
$ cd ~
$ vim .bash_profile
paste in:
# Use the up-to-date MacPorts vim
alias='/opt/local/bin/vim'
# Life is good, so is vi
export EDITOR=/opt/local/bin/vim
you’re done. Consider portsUpdate to keep it up-to-date daily.
