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Re: [TCLUG:13146] VI quick reference
What in the name of the Maker is wrong with vi? It's my editor of choice for everything I do! I write code in it! Hell, I write my mail in it! It's a sweet editor, and
it's a sinch to use if you spend 5 minutes commiting a few simple keystrokes to memory.There have been quite a few times when having a dual-mode editor has saved my ass and
protected me from doing some damage to a file I was editing.
Gabe
> Christopher Palmer wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Schlough, Mark wrote:
> >
> > > > heh So I guess cries for pico will fall on deaf ears? :)
> > > >
> > > or ears longer than 80 characters.... (c:
> >
> > :)
> >
> > Actually, there is a way to get long lines in pico, it's just really damn
> > annoying.
>
> What? Resizing the XTerm is annoying? I know that I forget to run
> 'pico -w' occasionally when I want to edit code.. (But you could
> probably create a nice Bash function to 'detect' .c/.cpp/whatever files
> and run pico in non-wrap mode)
>
> > Seriously, Tim, outside of NEdit, you're right; Vi is the best choice for
> > learners.
>
> I have to second the note someone made about students here at the U
> getting really confused using vi. It's alright if you don't force
> people to use vi (I had a friend that was forced to use a HP-UX box that
> was very bare-bones and the only editor was vi. He got really pissed
> off and was very happy when he finished the course)
>
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Gabe Turner <dopp@acm.cs.umn.edu>
U of MN Csci/IT Systems Staff
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