Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 02:13:43 -0400 From: "Erik Rothwell" <erothwell@callgtn.com> To: Jason Halbert <jason@jason-n3xt.org>, dannyman <dannyman@toldme.com> Cc: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: vi Message-ID: <200106090213.AA230162716@charlie.callgtn.com>
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Vim, though not installed by default, is a very good alternative to vi... it's got all of vi's functionality + more (syntax colour-coding for scripts & such, for instance) with a much cleanup interface. It's definitely a few degress more intuitive than regular vi as well as being full-featured & robust. Erik :) ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: dannyman <dannyman@toldme.com> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 23:00:43 -0700 >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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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