Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 23:00:43 -0700 From: dannyman <dannyman@toldme.com> To: Jason Halbert <jason@jason-n3xt.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vi Message-ID: <20010608230043.D418@dell.dannyland.org> In-Reply-To: <JEENJJEOICOIFPANEHOOKEAGCBAA.jason@jason-n3xt.org>; from jason@jason-n3xt.org on Sat, Jun 09, 2001 at 12:37:21AM -0500 References: <JEENJJEOICOIFPANEHOOKEAGCBAA.jason@jason-n3xt.org>
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On Sat, Jun 09, 2001 at 12:37:21AM -0500, Jason Halbert wrote: > Hi All: > > Why is vi the default choice of editor for UNIX and how did it become > the default? I find it cumbersome. > > I'm just curious of it's advantages over joe or pico or any of the > others. It comes installed with the base system. I think cumbersome is the wrong adjective. Perhaps you mean "frustrating?" Anyways, I tend to figure ee might be a better choice for default editor. It is more intuitive to use than vi. -danny -- http://dannyman.toldme.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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