[App_rpt-users] Editor

[Bryan D. Boyle]

On 12/23/13 12:16 PM, Geoff Edmonson wrote:
> Some people swear by vi...
> Others swear at vi.
>
> List me it the latter column.


De gustibus non disputandum.  :)

It's old.  It's built around the days of command line only operating 
systems (we don't need no stinking windows...), stringing commands 
together via pipes, redirection, and 16K of core to run both the OS and 
application (bank switched memory was a good thing...).

It also works. Certainly not a WYSIWYG editor...more like 'You asked for 
it, you got it' whether what you asked for is what you wanted.

But, like someone else mentioned...it's ubiquitous and if you're so 
inclined, consistent across all the flavor des jours [Li|U]nix systems 
you'll come across.

Pico and its derivatives are great.  So is wordstar.  But, you will 
always (afaik) have access to VI on a linux system.

(now, awk on the other hand....)

-- 
Bryan
In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.
Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant.
You may quote me.

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