On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 09:17:07AM -0600, Elaine -HFB- Ashton wrote:
> vi is is lean, mean and goes anywhere in a small amount of space. It's
> standard on almost every Unix I know of and there are perl modes for it as
> well. It's not fancy but unless you are working with monster files for
> days at a time, emacs is a bit over the top. If you had a choice between a
> Volkswagen Beetle and a Crown Vic and chose the Beetle, then vi is for you
The major benefit of vi for me has been as a sysadmin - I couldn't
imagine using Emacs for day-to-day sysadmin tasks. So I'd say, for a
quick trip to the mall (e.g. sysadmin editing of files - quick,
efficient) go with the Beetle but for a day-long cruise (e.g.
programming) go with the Crown Vic.
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Teodor Zlatanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"Brevis oratio penetrat colos, longa potatio evacuat ciphos." -Rabelais
