Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:14:44 -0400 From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The question of moving vi to /binHi, Message-ID: <4ad871310906252114s29fe9d6dredf47a226a82afaa@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20090626061157.4e846d36.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <4A430505.2020909@gmail.com> <200906261033.58894.erich@apsara.com.sg> <20090626045808.fb3b0c8d.freebsd@edvax.de> <200906261203.23172.erich@apsara.com.sg> <20090626061157.4e846d36.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Polytropon<freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:03:21 +0800, Erich Dollansky <erich@apsara.com.sg> wrote: >> What kind of editor do you need for rescue? Just edit one or two >> lines in some config file to allow the full system to start >> again. >> >> Rescue does not need an editor programmers are used to edit their >> source files. > > I won't say anything different. For the usual "maintenance and > get the damn thing working again" tasks the /rescue editor, > especially vi, should be enough. Commands are i, a, and :wq. Don't forget about dd ;) -- Glen Barber
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