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

[Chris Bullock]

I find myself using vi on windows.  It is one of my first software
installs coupled with putty.  I often start letters using vi at home then
finishing up at work using vim for windows.  It is handy too to read
documents formatted for Unix that often pop on my HD.
--chris

--- William Sutton <william at trilug.org> wrote:

> 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....
> 
> -- 
> 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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