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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 14:12:13 +0200 (CEST)
From: Micke Josefsson <mj@isy.liu.se>
To: dannyman <dannyman@toldme.com>
Subject: Re: vi
Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Jason Halbert <jason@jason-n3xt.org>
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On 09-Jun-01 dannyman wrote:
> 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.  

Heck no! Vi is the real thing. The first thing I do after install is always to
set EDITOR to "vi". Personally I cannot stand ee. (Yes I used it in the VERY
beginning, but have now forgotten how!)

>It is more intuitive to use than vi.

Hrm, yes possibly:)

> 
> -danny
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