On Monday 27 September 2004 08:32, you wrote:
> >> > >>What text editor are you using? ...
>
> Rob> vi is everywhere, and I have been forced to
> Rob> learn it. Emacs is not everywhere.
>
> As one who has used forms of Emacs almost exclusively
> since 1987, I will nonetheless agree with Rob's advice.
>
> One of the very first principles of becoming familiar
> with *any* form of Unix system is to learn vi, which
> has been standard on every such system for decades.
> It's safe to say that if you don't know vi, you don't
> know Unix/Linux. And vi (and its descendants) is really
> quite good -- extremely powerful, good enough for
> production quality use by most Unix professionals
> (programs, sysadmins, etc.). Everyone should know it.
>
> GNU Emacs is available as standard gear on just about
> any GNU/Linux system one is liable to encounter, so
> pointing out that Emacs is not everywhere, while
> technically true, does not paint an accurate picture of
> the reality.
>
> I'm a long-time advocate of Emacs/XEmacs, but that
> subject has been discussed to death, so I now opt not
> to participate. It's one of those things where you
> either get it or you don't.
>
> Learn vi and you will always be able to get lots of
> work done on a Unix/Linux system.
I do know vi, just enough to get by. That doesn't mean I don't hate it. :-)
Sorry I brought it up, I just couldn't resist for some reason. :-)
Vaughn
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