On Sat, Oct 17, 2026 at 05:23:40PM +0200, [email protected] wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 16, 2026 at 11:35:19AM +0000, nia wrote: > > NetBSD is having an influx of new users. Some have mentioned having no > > alternative screen editor to vi(1) in base is an obstacle to getting > > their system configured. I've been trying to point new users to > > xedit(1), but this doesn't help if they're in single-user mode or > > can't get X running, or are limited to /rescue. > > > > There is one "line (1D)" editor: ed(1). All the others are 2D even if > they are masquerading behind curses as console i.e. "command line" > utility and if the 2D environment is not correctly set up, you are > screwed. Ed(1) is worth mastering.
In case the 1D environment is not correctly set up, it's well worth mastering 'echo' and the shell redirection :-).
