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Re: newbie



On Fri, Apr 02, 1999 at 11:25:42AM +0200, Gaven Cohen wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 2 Apr 1999, Shai S. Yahav wrote:
> 
> > new in linux and programming...sorry for the dumm questions..
> 
> thanks for the politeness... its been lacking recently :)
> 
> > where can i read about vi or any other editors on linux?
> 
> If you're familiar with DOS edit.com, or like editors, I'd really
> recommend JOE (Joe's Own Editor)...  its similar, and the keys aren't too
> difficult to learn.  Failing that, even Pine is easier than vi.
> 
> vi's great for 'experts' though... it gets things done really quickly,
> especially over lagged telnet connections.  Back from the "good old days",
> many Unix gurus will tell you that "*real* men use vi".
> 
> Unfortunately I don't have any URLs for you.
Try looking at http://www.vim.org
 Vim by Bram Moolenaar is vi-comatible editor with lots of new features, and
most linux distributions have it instead of vi. If you want to use it, better
check if you have current version. The current stable version is 5.3, and your
distribution may have older one (RedHat 5.0 has 4.6).