[TriLUG] vi(m) #1 of the top ten linux tools admins should know/have

[William Sutton]

Jon, I have to disagree that it's a good thing...

I think people need to understand what they are doing and why they are 
doing it.  Otherwise they might as well be using Windows....

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William Sutton

On Wed, 2 Nov 2005, jonc wrote:

> On Wed, 2005-11-02 at 13:41, Cristobal Palmer wrote:
> > I thought I would give you the benefit of the doubt and read the article...
> > 
> > I'm sorry, but he lost all credibility by wasting one of his ten slots
> > in the "toolbox" with abcde. Music may help you get through the work
> > day, but CD ripping software as part of your toolbox? Puh-lease.
> > 
> Well it really just goes to show you how desperate some of these sites
> get for monthly articles... I also disagree with much of his top 10
> list, but I do agree that "vi" is #1 on the list.
> 
> It's surprising to an old Unix hound like myself that so much of the
> newer Linux converts don't know vi. I guess that's really a good thing.
> Most distros are now easy to manage using GUIs; folks can strive and
> survive without the command-line if they must.
> 
> <Ahh, but that just doesn't feel like Open Source to me...>
> 
> Jon "cybertooth" Carnes
> 
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