IO suggest vi tutor. It is a text file that you open with vi that shows a good number of features of vi and how to use them. http://ce.uml.edu/vi.htm has a copy. On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 02:05:50 -0700, Vaughn Treude wrote: > On Monday 27 September 2004 08:32, you wrote: > > >> > >>What text editor are you using? ... > > > > Rob> vi is everywhere, and I have been forced to > > Rob> learn it. Emacs is not everywhere. > > > > As one who has used forms of Emacs almost exclusively > > since 1987, I will nonetheless agree with Rob's advice. > > > > One of the very first principles of becoming familiar > > with *any* form of Unix system is to learn vi, which > > has been standard on every such system for decades. > > It's safe to say that if you don't know vi, you don't > > know Unix/Linux. And vi (and its descendants) is really > > quite good -- extremely powerful, good enough for > > production quality use by most Unix professionals > > (programs, sysadmins, etc.). Everyone should know it. > > > > GNU Emacs is available as standard gear on just about > > any GNU/Linux system one is liable to encounter, so > > pointing out that Emacs is not everywhere, while > > technically true, does not paint an accurate picture of > > the reality. > > > > I'm a long-time advocate of Emacs/XEmacs, but that > > subject has been discussed to death, so I now opt not > > to participate. It's one of those things where you > > either get it or you don't. > > > > Learn vi and you will always be able to get lots of > > work done on a Unix/Linux system. > > I do know vi, just enough to get by. That doesn't mean I don't hate it. :-) > Sorry I brought it up, I just couldn't resist for some reason. :-) > > Vaughn > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss