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It was designed at the University of Washington and was originally integrated with the Pine email client, which is no longer developed.</p> <p>The software provides various basic text editing features, such as spell check, searching, cutting and pasting, and text justification. You can invoke editing commands using control key sequences. The text editor is also configurable, allowing you to specify its functionality, such as mouse support, function keys, and search and replace.</p> <p>Pico is used by Linux users looking to compose and edit files in plain text. It does not offer many features beyond the basic editing capabilities, but it does allow you to customize the editor according to your needs. While Pico is a good complement to the Pine email client, there are other more powerful text editors available for Linux users, such as <a href="/software/gedit/gedit">gedit</a> or KWrite.</p> <div class="adBotLB"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1589911043271-0"> </div> </div> <h2 class="heading">Primary File Type</h2> <a href="/extension/txt" class="primary"><img src="https://fileinfo.com/img/icons/files/128/txt-109.png" alt="txt icon" width="64" height="64"><span class="primaryright"><span class="linkhighlight">.TXT</span>Plain Text File</span></a> <h2 class="heading">Supported File Types</h2> <div class="tablewrap"><table class="list sortable"> <thead> <tr><th class="extcol"><svg height="15" viewBox="0 0 11 15" width="11" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path class="downarrow" d="m5.13142293 14.5979159-4.36338247-4.76005359c-.18659621-.20355949-.17284474-.51984318.03071475-.70643938.09221491-.08453034.21276648-.13142293.33785937-.13142293h8.7267679c.27614242 0 .50000002.22385763.50000002.5 0 .12509584-.0468926.2456474-.131423.33786231l-4.36338243 4.76005359c-.1865962.2035595-.50287989.217311-.70643938.0307148z"/><path class="uparrow" d="m10.2319595 5.16213769c.1865962.20355949.1728448.51984318-.0307147.70643938-.0922149.08453034-.21276649.13142293-.33786232.13142293h-8.72676496c-.27614237 0-.49999999-.22385763-.49999999-.5 0-.12509584.04689259-.2456474.13142293-.33786231l4.36338247-4.76005361c.1865962-.2035595.50287989-.21731096.70643938-.03071476l.03071476.03071476z"/></g></svg><span>Extension</span></th><th class="stretchcol"><svg height="15" viewBox="0 0 11 15" width="11" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g fill-rule="evenodd"><path class="downarrow" d="m5.13142293 14.5979159-4.36338247-4.76005359c-.18659621-.20355949-.17284474-.51984318.03071475-.70643938.09221491-.08453034.21276648-.13142293.33785937-.13142293h8.7267679c.27614242 0 .50000002.22385763.50000002.5 0 .12509584-.0468926.2456474-.131423.33786231l-4.36338243 4.76005359c-.1865962.2035595-.50287989.217311-.70643938.0307148z"/><path class="uparrow" d="m10.2319595 5.16213769c.1865962.20355949.1728448.51984318-.0307147.70643938-.0922149.08453034-.21276649.13142293-.33786232.13142293h-8.72676496c-.27614237 0-.49999999-.22385763-.49999999-.5 0-.12509584.04689259-.2456474.13142293-.33786231l4.36338247-4.76005361c.1865962-.2035595.50287989-.21731096.70643938-.03071476l.03071476.03071476z"/></g></svg><span>File Type</span></th></tr></thead> <tbody> <tr><td class="extcol"><a href="/extension/txt">.TXT</a></td><td class="stretchcol">Plain Text File</td></tr> <tr><td class="extcol"><a href="/extension/asm">.ASM</a></td><td class="stretchcol">Assembly Language Source Code File</td></tr> <tr><td class="extcol"><a href="/extension/conf">.CONF</a></td><td class="stretchcol">Unix Configuration File</td></tr> <tr><td class="extcol"><a href="/extension/ex">.EX</a></td><td class="stretchcol">Euphoria Source Code</td></tr> <tr><td class="extcol"><a href="/extension/json">.JSON</a></td><td class="stretchcol">JavaScript Object Notation File</td></tr> <tr><td class="extcol"><a href="/extension/man">.MAN</a></td><td class="stretchcol">Unix Manual</td></tr> <tr><td class="extcol"><a href="/extension/me">.ME</a></td><td class="stretchcol">Readme Text File</td></tr> <tr><td class="extcol"><a href="/extension/opts">.OPTS</a></td><td class="stretchcol">Linux Configuration Options File</td></tr> <tr><td class="extcol"><a href="/extension/s">.S</a></td><td class="stretchcol">Source Code File</td></tr> <tr><td class="extcol"><a href="/extension/unx">.UNX</a></td><td class="stretchcol">Unix Text File</td></tr> </tbody> </table></div> <div class="upDate">Updated 1/29/2016</div></article> </div> <div id="right"> <div class="prevnext"> <a href="/software/phase_one/capture_one">‹ Capture One</a> <span> | </span> <a href="/software/pixelmator_team/pixelmator_classic">Pixelmator Classic ›</a> </div> <div class="adRightSky"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1589922034061-0"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script> TYPE = "sw"; 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