On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Julian H. Stacey <j...@berklix.com> wrote: > Zhihao Yuan <lich...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ed seems works, but it's not either vi or ex. >> I'm not typically like ee... I sill wondering why we kept it in base >> system. It does not work when termcap is not correct, so I still need >> to use ed in such a case. Same thing happens to ex-vi. > > History: > ee was added long ago by emacs afficionado jkh@ for the > sys installer eg /etc/inetd.conf > Small vi clones in source were available then too, on DOS 3.2 & Minix, > One was called Stevie, I can't remember the others. > > Replacing ee with a mini vi clone would be a return to Unix. > One would need to co-ordinate on <sysinst...@freebsd.org>
O-O-Ok... Let emacs guys do emacs stuff. I need to go looking for a possible mentor on nvi... > > Cheers, > Julian > -- > Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com > Mail plain text; Not quoted-printable, Not HTML, Not base 64. > Reply below text sections not at top, to avoid breaking cumulative context. > -- Zhihao Yuan The best way to predict the future is to invent it. _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
