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When you install FreeBSD, you have a choice of two editors... vi or ee – vi is, for most people, over complicated and scary... so here's a brief introduction to using ee.

To edit or create a file, you issue the command

ee /path/to/filename.txt Copy

This will bring you into an interactive editor.  You can use the cursor keys to move around and type wherever the cursor is.

At the top of the window, you will see a list of commands.  These are all prefixed with a "^" symbol – this means the Control key.

To do a search, it says to use ^y – press Ctrl Y and type the text you want to search for.  To repeat the last search, press Ctrl X.

To save and exit a file, press ESC then enter twice.  To exit without saving, press ESC, enter then select no save and press enter.

It takes a little getting used to, but it's a very simple editor and definitely the easiest choice for you in FreeBSD.