[Leaplist] Learning Linux

[Derek Konigsberg]

On Saturday 15 December 2007 1:33:51 pm Andrew wrote:
> On Dec 15, 2007, at 12:53 PM, Randall Perry wrote:
> > I usually use vi alot just because it's on the unix, linux and OSX
> > boxes I support.
>
> Eons ago, I used that same logic to decide which editor I should
> learn the best: Editor XYZ may have nifty features, but vi is
> universal on *NIX platforms.

Just remember that while vi is universal on *NIX platforms, vim is not.  And 
vim has lots of user-convenience features that real vi lacks.

That's why I always raise a stink when people claim to love "vi" when they're 
really using "vim".

-- 
---------------------------
Derek Konigsberg
octo at logicprobe.org
---------------------------