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On Sunday 15 April 2007 14:32, Matt Shields uttered thusly: > Well, if VI is eVIl, just call me satan :) > > Matt "vi" is short for *vile*. Alas, it is usually the default editor on many distros, and just knowing how to exit from it is quite a challenge. First thing I do on a new installation is install emacs! Then I have to reset all them there editor environment variables to use the REAL editor! eVIl indeed. One lovely feature Emacs has that I don't think vi(le) does is Registers. I can pop a complicated layout into a register and pull it up later, with the memory of my position in all the files maintained. And so we can get into a nasty "can vi do THIS..." flame! Actually, I wonder if vi can do anything Emacs can't do -- besides give you a headache if you aren't a vi acolyte! ** ducking ** -- --Fred Mitchell, 603-557-5986 --Going totally biological RSN.... -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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