From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Sep 16 09:50:41 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id JAA16201 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 16 Sep 1996 09:50:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hp.com (hp.com [15.255.152.4]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id JAA16196 for ; Mon, 16 Sep 1996 09:50:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from srmail.sr.hp.com by hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA140012637; Mon, 16 Sep 1996 09:50:37 -0700 Received: from hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com by srmail.sr.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA251262636; Mon, 16 Sep 1996 09:50:36 -0700 Received: from mina.sr.hp.com by hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA075812635; Mon, 16 Sep 1996 09:50:35 -0700 Message-Id: <199609161650.AA075812635@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> To: questions@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Easy editors Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 09:50:35 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk hmmm wrote: > hopefully, by monday i'll have a complete guide for people like you. > > hint: mv /usr/bin/vi /usr/bin/vivi, > mv /bin/ed /bin/eded, > cp /usr/bin/ee /usr/bin/vi, > cp /usr/bin/ee /bin/ed. > > this will probably gag a guru, but i haven't found a need > for that goofy stuff yet, i pray things stay that way! Not only does this cause us to gag, it probably breaks a number of scripts and programs that use ed and vi (if ee doesn't support the "+" option). -- Darryl Okahata Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Hewlett-Packard, or of the little green men that have been following him all day.