Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 08:21:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Mike <mike@seidata.com> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> Cc: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au>, "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: the place of vi Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980414081302.5431A-100000@seidata.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980414012039.26876E-100000@localhost>
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On Tue, 14 Apr 1998, Chuck Robey wrote: > Some (many?) don't use vi. I do, though, but I just mount /usr to > exit rc.conf. Do you have a funny set up that doesn't let you > boot single user, then: Many I know either 1.) don't use vi or 2.) just use it as a backup. No... the people that don't use vi aren't sinful masses, they're mostly power users who have found that even vi can't meet all their needs. :) Emacs, for example, give you nifty features like opening multiple files in different windows and easily modifying them side by side... > Though, having lived through a couple bad panics, it would have been > nice not to have to rely on my weak knowledge of ed. I would guess However, it's not like we haven't *all* been forwarned though, right? I mean... most every system administration book I've ever read has dealt with what to do when you need to boot in single user mode and can't access your favorite editor... it's kind of like a DOS user being able to use copy con should the need ever arise. Granted, you might not usually edit files this way, but... rather than bitching that this is a pain we should all be thankful the the great gawds of unix time have ensured we have an editor at all when in single user mode. ;) I guess what my thoughts boil down to is as follows: why did a thread like this ever get started in 'hackers'? I mean... a real FreeBSD hacker would either master ed or expiriment with compiling a non-static vi. Oh well... --- Mike Hoskins Kettering University SEI Data Network Services, Inc. CS/CE Dual-Major Program mike@seidata.com hosk0094@kettering.edu http://www.seidata.com http://www.kettering.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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