Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 18:59:07 -0700 From: Tim Gerchmez <fewtch@serv.net> To: mlduke@concentric.net, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: A first encounter with 'vi' Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19980615185907.007d6210@mx.serv.net> In-Reply-To: <358546DE.49CE@concentric.net> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980614191948.230C-100000@vanessa.eliuk.org> <3.0.5.32.19980614203302.007d0800@mx.serv.net>
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At 10:07 AM 6/15/98 -0600, ML Duke wrote: >In the beginning was vi, surely created on the first day. Yeah, as I said, it's a throwback to the mainframe days. >Awesome power lurks within and woe to the newbie who ventures into >the mysterious screen without the knowledge of how to exit gracefully. I didn't venture into it, I was FORCED into it when I tried to change my shell. >This newbie once started a thread on freebsd-questions called "stuck in >vi" which made for much good humored fun poking. The first circle >cannot be entered unless the Unix newbie has had his/her fair share >of "%^&!beep&*^^^%!!beep_(*&^%$beep..... Naah, that's 2nd circle stuff. >After being introduced to vi, and beginning to understand the power, >I am convinced that Document Editor was (and still is) only executing >vi commands. Enjoy. Me, I'll stick with ee. -- My web site starts at http://www.serv.net/~fewtch/index.html - lots of goodies for everyone, have a look if you have the time. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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