What is your text editor of choice?

I was curious to know what is the editor of choice for my fellow Linux users. For years it has been a vi vs. emacs debate but it appears there many more. Please reply with your favorite editor. I personally prefer vim.

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asked 23 Jun '10, 14:54

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0	vim or gvim link answered 16 Jul '13, 01:23 voodoochile 11●1 accept rate: 0%

0	Gedit here!! All boosted with developer plugins...Boy It Rocks!!! link answered 24 Sep '13, 06:28 virneto 1 accept rate: 0%

0	vim, when available, otherwise vi. link answered 04 Dec '13, 15:26 trbennett48 11●1 accept rate: 0%

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