Vim effectively does that with its splash screen: VIM - Vi IMproved version 8.2.814 by Bram Moolenaar et a

Vim effectively does that with its splash screen: VIM - Vi IMproved version 8.2.814 by Bram Moolenaar et al. Vim is open source and freely distributable Help poor children in Uganda! type :help iccf<Enter> for information type :q<Enter> to exit type :help<Enter> or <F1> for on-line help type :help version8<Enter> for version info The problem is that a total noob will still be overwhelmed, Vim's UI is simply too different from modern UI conventions. That's why I think it makes total sense for nano to be the default editor in this day and age, even it if means that I'll have to remember to set EDITOR properly if I want to use vi(m).