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Grex > Oldcoop > #310: Suggestions for OpenBSD binaries | |
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spooked
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response 25 of 36:
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Feb 13 09:57 UTC 2006 |
Though, if you are a Unix admin, you should have the resources to easily
install numerous other editors besides vi - nevertheless a nifty,
lightweight, but powerful editor.
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nharmon
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response 26 of 36:
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Feb 13 12:54 UTC 2006 |
In some businesses, just going and installing software without asking
can get your fired.
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keesan
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response 27 of 36:
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Feb 13 14:11 UTC 2006 |
Joe has commands to move one word at a time and go to the start or end of a
file. I should learn it. There is also a jpico mode with only a short help
screen.
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twenex
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response 28 of 36:
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Feb 13 15:48 UTC 2006 |
Like anything, once you've used vi for a while you get used to it. I can even
imagine gtting used to Windoze. Yeurgh.
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keesan
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response 29 of 36:
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Feb 13 17:12 UTC 2006 |
I got used to Windows by doing everything possible in a DOS window.
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janc
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response 30 of 36:
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Feb 13 18:05 UTC 2006 |
Unix administrators should also know 'ed'. When grex is booted off the
boot cd, 'ed' is the only editor available. It's kind of minimalistic,
though much more powerful than 'edlin' was.
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mcnally
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response 31 of 36:
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Feb 13 18:50 UTC 2006 |
re #30: really? no ex?
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kingjon
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response 32 of 36:
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Feb 13 18:54 UTC 2006 |
On Grex, the ex in /usr/local/bin is a symbolic link to vim, and the ex in
/usr/bin is a hard link to vi. If there was ex, there would be vi.
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mcnally
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response 33 of 36:
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Feb 13 19:31 UTC 2006 |
re #32: Well, yes, ex and vi are always the same binary, but sometimes
you don't have a terminal which supports the cursor addressability needed
for visual mode..
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glenda
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response 34 of 36:
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Feb 14 05:43 UTC 2006 |
If forced to, I can use ed. It would just take a little trial and error to
remember the basic commands. Sort of like trying to remember some of the more
esoteric commands in vi.
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malymi
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response 35 of 36:
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Feb 24 21:36 UTC 2006 |
in general, both emacs and xemacs work just fine without a graphical
display. if you have such a display and wish to avoid using it use the
-nw option.
since emacsen are mode-less there is a great deal of use of the control
and meta (alt) keys, so a keyboard with them arranged for comfort is
almost a necessity.
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jesuit
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response 36 of 36:
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May 17 02:16 UTC 2006 |
TROGG IS DAVID BLAINE
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