I was exposed to vi several years ago. It made me ever so thankful for the nice people who developed emacs.
On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 6:12 PM, Derek Trotter <expat.arizo...@gmail.com>wrote: > I was exposed to vi several years ago. It made me ever so thankful for > the nice people who developed pico. > > On 8/10/2012 15:38, ChasM Marshall wrote: > > Linux users should try vi in a terminal; > > $ vi (now type in the vi command ":help 42") > > <esc> > : > h > e > l > p > > 4 > 2 > <Enter> > > (And you may need to know how to gracefully quit) > > <esc> > : > q > <Enter> > > $ > > The escape-colon sequence is a toggle between command line mode and edit > mode. > Personally I've always felt that vi came from another galaxy... and I > press <insert> once to begin every edit. > > (-: Chas.M. :-) > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your 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 your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Sent from my super hot-shot dual core 64 bit Gateway running Ubuntu 12 from the chrome/teak/glass desktop in my Luxo Scottsdale condo. Patricia Wilson Apache Junction, AZ Member NRA, ARRL WB8DXX (Extra)
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