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List:       kde-user
Subject:    Re: VI Editor
From:       Bill Delphenich <bdelph () krjda ! com>
Date:       1999-11-21 15:36:17
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I have been using Linux seriously for about a year and a half now. When I
first started I jumped right into emacs and was ready to stick with that
forever. Vi seemed a little odd. However, the very next server I set up was a
secure server with minimal packages installed ( for security reasons ) and I
discovered emacs wasn't there. I have since become a born-again vi guy. With
only a couple of commands under my belt, I can do anything I want to in any
file on my system. Plus, I don't have to worry about whether my text editor
will be there when I sit down to a new machine.

My $.02.



"Michael P. Soulier" wrote:

> On Sun, 21 Nov 1999, Darcel H Ford wrote:
>
> > Just wondering if anyone know about the vi editor.  I have been
> > sitting here trying to figure out how to make this vi editor work.
> >
> > 1.  I tried creating a file and then editing the file later.  It says
> > that text file is busy.
>
>         Vi is the premiere editor for the UNIX environment, but it's
> probably like nothing you've ever used before. There's a steep learning
> curve, but once you're over that, you're gold. Check this out:
>
> http://www.thomer.com/thomer/vi/vi.html
>
>         Personally, I use vi and Vim (Vi Improved, see
> http://www.vim.org).
>
>         And before you say, "forget this, I just want to edit a file",
> remind yourself that your choice of text editor is one of the most
> important choice you can make when using a computer. Multiply that by 10
> if you're a programmer. Do you want one that requires you to grab the
> mouse every time you want to move because windoze has raised you to
> believe that's what's "normal", or an editor that will make you truly
> productive?
>         If you're going to work in a UNIX environment, I _highly_
> recommend learning a bit of Vi, a bit of Emacs, and then picking the one
> you like more and learning it inside out, so that you never have to touch
> the mouse again while you edit. Both of O'Reilly's books on Vi and Emacs
> are excellent.
>
>         Cheers,
>
>         Mike
>
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