Yeha, that works on my Intel Linux systems, but on my VM-hosted ones, if things are that broken, then I'm probably in 3270 mode and even "vi" doesn't work; that's when I find myself trying to remember how to use "ed."
Jon -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Shane Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 6:15 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Fw: Anquish of JCL (Was: Migrating me from linux/bsd to zOS) On Tue, 2006-04-11 at 10:10 -0400, Ed Finnell wrote: > pronounce it "vile". Some people swear by vi, others swear at it ;-) > > >> > Think even Bill Joy(the author) was quoted as saying. "Can't believe anybody > still uses it." But it's on every Unix system. > If you've ever met him, he's got large hands and long fingers. The goal was > to minimize moving the hands. I place it right up there with the TSO line mode edit command - when you have a *really* broken install, you need a tool of last resort. Shane ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
