Text editor for Linux that auto saves every few seconds.?

Question

I am connecting to a sever by ssh. What CLI program is there that will autosave every few seconds? A GUI program will also do.
Also, what program will take a screen shot every few seconds and save it to a directory?

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Answer 1

vi creates a temporary file that can be used to restore in case of a ssh disconnect. ssh is stable and you should not have to worry about the connection being dropped.



Sounds like you are used to working on a windows box and have become wary of system crashes. Linux is rock solid compared to windows.

Answer 2

Most of them autosave to a backup file --vim, nano, you name it. So just use that.

Answer 3

vim and ksnapshot, but you'll probably have to use cron with that.