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Date:      Fri, 14 Sep 2001 00:08:01 +0200
From:      Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: vi question, please help...
Message-ID:  <20010914000801.A8894@raggedclown.net>
In-Reply-To: <3BA12179.C0B24F07@lloydix.2y.net>; from glandix@lloydix.2y.net on Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 04:13:29PM -0500
References:  <200109131318.f8DDIGP38150@fac13.ds.psu.edu> <3BA12179.C0B24F07@lloydix.2y.net>

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On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 at 04:13:29PM -0500, gLaNDix wrote:
> 
> 
> dochawk@psu.edu wrote:
> 
> > vim does not replace vi; they coexist.  To use vim you must specify
> > vim, or make an alias.
> 
> what I prefer to do is install vim normally (via ports or package) then
> rename the original "vi" binary to "vi.orig"...  then, creating a link to
> vim in the dir that "vi.org" now exists...  that way, if something that
> Vim is dependant on gets dorked up, you still have vi.orig!
> 
> just my preference... 
> 
Wouldn;t it be easier to just alias vi to vim ?

-- 
Regards
Cliff



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