18 Dec
2007
18 Dec
'07
5:04 p.m.
samwise samwise@bagshot-row.org wrote:
A *big* advantage for me is that at work I very often log in to test systems and customer systems that only have 'real' vi available so I don't have to re-learn the editor there.
Indeed, knowing the fundamentals of vi is essential for anyone using a *nix alike OS. [...]
Why? ed is available everywhere that vi is and then some. Also, busybox's ed is more like real ed than vi is like commonly-installed vi.
By the way:-
"The name POSIX was suggested by Richard Stallman." POSIX 1003.1 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ Version 1.12) http://www.opengroup.org/austin/papers/posix_faq.html.
Funny what you spot.
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