Hello, It turns out that a minimal version of VIM, called VI6.0z was installed. It seems to work. I've been using Gnu Nano for a while, and after looking at VI I couldn't see how it would be any better. In fact, nano is simpler and more intuitive. The only thing it lacks is a way to go to the beginning and end of a file without doing a lot of page up or page down keystrokes. I am using Redhat 7.1. It apparently came without VIM, though there was a VI. John -- Computers to Help People, Inc. http://www.chpi.org 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703