Dave Nebinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> emerge -pv vim >> >> It seems to respond to vi at the command line. I had the same question >> a couple of days ago... > > It only seems the same. There was a vi package (don't remember the origins > of it), but it was only a basic vi implementation. > > Vim is Vi-iMproved and includes all the nice features i.e. syntax > highlighting, etc.
Vim's great, but sometimes you just want vi. I know a few people who swear by elvis, but I'm a little disappointed that portage lacks good ol' BSD vi (unless I'm missing it). -Eamon -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list