linux text editor with no prompt autosave and restore?

Question

I am looking for some way to take ad hoc notes on linux where I don't need to explicitly save those notes.

On windows, I use Notepad++ that has a feature where new, untitled documents are automatically saved (without prompting the user) and restored when the program is opened again.

On linux, however, I have tried Notepadqq, which has the same feature, but it's too buggy for work use and doesn't have a lot of support.

this should be on https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/ – phuclv Jun 01 '18 at 16:10 — phuclv, Jun 01 '18 at 16:10
Have you tried ```vi```? – G-Man Says 'Reinstate Monica' Jun 03 '18 at 07:48 — G-Man Says 'Reinstate Monica', Jun 03 '18 at 07:48

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 01 '18 at 14:27

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Try Atom or Sublime.

Both have the feature you requested. They both are very stable and there are many plugins and themes.

answered Jun 01 '18 at 14:27

fgk

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Though these both have the feature, they are slow to load and definitely NOT aimed at quick notes. Notepadqq (and Notepad++) is much quicker, though I don't think the brief note idea is really part of their intended use, either. – iND Jun 01 '18 at 15:21

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 01 '18 at 14:37

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If you like notepad++, just use it !

I have v7.5.4 currently running in Wine on a CentOS7.

Your autosave feature is there and works...

(see https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=2983 )

answered Jun 01 '18 at 14:37

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Wine is not an option due to limited disk space and an older computer. I do have the option to switch to windows, but obviously that removes all the rest of the benefits of linux. – iND Jun 01 '18 at 15:22

linux text editor with no prompt autosave and restore?

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