Necessary Pico Commands ----------------------- To open a new file using pico, at the command prompt type >pico filename For example, if you want to create the file hello.c you will type >pico hello.c If you would like to open an existing file, use the same format, but name an existing file. When you do this, your screen should contain the existing file instead of being blank (for a new file). In pico, you can simply use the arrow keys to navigate and you can type normally. One problem you might have is word wrap. If a line of yours is too long, you can pull it back to the previous line by putting your cursor at the spot on the next line where the wrap has started and hitting backspace. If you then hit forward space followed by backspace again, then the original spacing will be preserved. When you want to see the line number you are on, hit Ctrl-C. To go one page down, hit Ctrl-V. To go one page up, hit Ctrl-Y. To cut a line or hit Ctrl-K. If you do this repeatedly reasonably quickly, you can cut a whole section of text. To paste this section of text, hit Ctrl-U. These directions always appear at the bottom of your screen. Finally, to quit and save, hit Ctrl-X, then answer Y, then hit enter.