[plug] re: editing

[Bevan Broun]

on Wed, Jul 21, 1999 at 10:02:04AM +0800, Mike Holland <myk at golden.wattle.id.au> wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Bevan Broun wrote:
> 
> > Anybody who is going to use unix often should know basic vi. I recomend
> > you use vim which is vi with extentions. I have learnt a ton about vi
> 
> Thou shalt fall apon thy knees and repent foul blasphemer! For
> there be one True Editor, and His profit be rms*, creator of the Gnu and
> grandfather of Linux.
>   All hail Emacs!
> 
> * Richard "lignux" Stallman.
> + disclaimer: I'm a protestant, since I use Xemacs.
> 
> P.S. note that i'm also making a serious point here about views on
> editors.

I didnt say "Anybody who is going to use unix often should USE vi all
the time". Just that not knowing basic vi commands could get you into
trouble where as knowing the basics, particulary how to exit without
saving changes, will get you out of trouble.

Wars about editors are as bad as wars about operating systems - vim is
the best.

BB
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