From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 26 04:14:45 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4CB6106564A for ; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:14:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f209.google.com (mail-bw0-f209.google.com [209.85.218.209]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FEFB8FC08 for ; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:14:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: by bwz5 with SMTP id 5so1716636bwz.43 for ; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:14:44 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=/6k9XdKkBfyri+nhomMb54If965JmnQWg1F2O40Vg94=; b=qH43+XqBlxmbVok5/ijmB/SMykrbBPkr9izJV9dL+PZ1zZHNqG8wZ6BdocTPnAOOXk fg3ubmgsl8lGuuaDni80OFJLATKICk4OJ7XD8rBQ+YpblewhBLJEXG2OxDEY5L0FuhX2 sHrAn2S/uheQoftIMouspqwRMauvftXTif6ZY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=dL76ZndIM53J+BAJH8x7EJGdxpHGCfwXwWv5wPmrOfwvcB1GCKwFla88MFXyuCWGwr ZXo72xMrRRE2/gI5LpOsB9D3FtJrxbbXBDbviw8Oe/uERc7OinT+lW01Ln/VvsziRgSD NYy4DZFzDg6XDF3TbeBk2jSPCFzcPQQYzY750= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.116.9 with SMTP id k9mr3184495bkq.159.1245989684224; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:14:44 -0700 (PDT) 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> Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:14:44 -0400 Message-ID: <4ad871310906252114s29fe9d6dredf47a226a82afaa@mail.gmail.com> From: Glen Barber To: Polytropon Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The question of moving vi to /binHi, X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:14:45 -0000 On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Polytropon wrote: > On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:03:21 +0800, Erich Dollansky 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