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

[Warren Myers]

> > 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?
> >
> The world was not always as it is today. Computers were not always as
> large and full of HD space as they are today. GUI editors don't always
> perform locking functions as well as they ought to (at least when
> editing as root and modifying configuration files...)



You're right, systems haven't always been at the point they are now. Pat was
pointing out that any *new* install *should* include a bunch of editors, not
just one. There is no reason for anything to ship with only one editor
anymore. Be it vi(m), emacs, pico, nano, joe... whatever, any new system has
enough space to spare a few megs for a bunch of editors.

WMM

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