Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:32:13 +0100 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@googlemail.com> To: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The question of moving vi to /binHi, Message-ID: <b79ecaef0906260632x2a77c190l8193b6bd43809860@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4ad871310906252114s29fe9d6dredf47a226a82afaa@mail.gmail.com> 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> <4ad871310906252114s29fe9d6dredf47a226a82afaa@mail.gmail.com>
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2009/6/26 Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com>: > 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 Or :wq! for when it _just_ _won't_ _write_! Chris -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in a mailing list?
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