Is there a MS Windows Notepad or Wordpad for Linux or Unix? Yes there is!! For those non-technical users of MS Windows who extensively use the Notepad and Wordpad, there is a command 'evim' which imitates the Notepad and Wordpad. The 'evim' is exactly like Notepad and Wordpad and has all their functionalities. You need to install the package vim-X11 package to enable evim.

bash$ evim <filename>

On Unixes like HPUX, Solaris, AIX do these:

	ln -s /usr/local/bin/vim /usr/local/bin/gvim
	ln -s /usr/local/bin/vim /usr/local/bin/evim
	  
	Create a command file 'notepad' in /usr/local/bin/notepad with these 2 lines below:
		#!/bin/sh
		/usr/local/bin/evim $@
		

If evim is linked to vim it automatically launches evim. Or you can set up alias for evim and givm as below:

	alias evim='vim -g -U /usr/local/vim/share/vim/vim61/evim.vim '
	alias gvim='vim -g '
		

Wordpad for Unix/Linux? Look at TED, AbiWord and OpenOffice. Visit TED - A Wordpad for Linux or AbiWord - Light weight, small software or OpenOffice - Heavy weight, big software .

See also Wine project which has notepad and wordpad WINE project .