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

[burnett at pobox.com]

On Wed, 2 Nov 2005, Ryan Wheaton wrote:

> ahhh...  this thread brings back memories of when i was a young buck, new to 
> Linux, and kept insisting on using pico to edit any files...that is, until 
> the senior sysadmin where I worked taught me vi.  well, half taught me, half 
> forced me to learn it...and I'm eternally grateful for that lesson because 
> it's been invaluable to this day -- granted I don't do much coding outside of 
> some webpages and wouldn't dare set foot inside of emacs...it's scary in 
> there.

I've two interviews for sysadmin positions in the last couple of years 
alone where I was asked "vi or emacs?" and they were not joking. Followed 
by "Why?"

regards,
Badger