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Re: [SLE] Re: early vi -- ed -- edlin
- From: Bruce Marshall <bmarsh@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:50:48 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <200511141150.31860.bmarsh@xxxxxxxxxx>
On Monday 14 November 2005 11:01 am, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
> The problem I see is that when working with a rudimentary system such as a
> rescue or recovery CD, a choice of editor is generally not provided. (I
> hadn't realized that SuSE now includes joe as well as vi.) I understand
> that there are a lot of people out there who still love vi;
I think you're missing the point here..... totally.
I don't love vi... I don't exactly hate it either because I DO NOT normally
use it.
I know just enough about vi to change a line and file the file... or not file
it. Heck, I don't even know how to delete a line... since what little I use
vi I don't need that very often and if I do I'll just hold down the delete
key for awhile.
But it is a TOOL... and it is ALWAYS available... and as such it is
INDISPENSABLE.
> The problem I see is that when working with a rudimentary system such as a
> rescue or recovery CD, a choice of editor is generally not provided. (I
> hadn't realized that SuSE now includes joe as well as vi.) I understand
> that there are a lot of people out there who still love vi;
I think you're missing the point here..... totally.
I don't love vi... I don't exactly hate it either because I DO NOT normally
use it.
I know just enough about vi to change a line and file the file... or not file
it. Heck, I don't even know how to delete a line... since what little I use
vi I don't need that very often and if I do I'll just hold down the delete
key for awhile.
But it is a TOOL... and it is ALWAYS available... and as such it is
INDISPENSABLE.
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