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

[Pat Regan]

jonc wrote:
> 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.
> 

Why vi specifically instead of "a text editor?"

> 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.
> 

People don't know vi because they don't need to.  There really is no
excuse for any modern UNIX to not include a simple text editor that an
average person could sit down and actually use.  Lots of people like vi.
 Lots of people like Emacs.  Nobody should be told they need to learn
either one just to edit simple text file in /etc.

Why exactly don't the big old school UNIXes ship with something
self-documenting like Nano, with all the important commands listed at
the bottom of the screen?

Pat
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