6 May
2008
6 May
'08
9:10 a.m.
Brad Parker scripsit:
I think at some point I spent some time with ex also,
which was
sort of post ed, pre vi. Maybe on sun-1's? I can't remember, but
the commands seem to translate.
Ex and vi have always been twins; the ancestral form was em ("editor for
mortals"), which had the 1-line window (ex's o(pen) command) but not the
full screen. Supposedly among em users, the name "ed" was retconned to
mean "editor for divinities".
I can do vi but it's always a strain. ed is less
complex.
I'd like to switch to sam one day, but so far I haven't.
--
John Cowan cowan(a)ccil.org ccil.org/~cowan
Dievas dave dantis; Dievas duos duonos --Lithuanian proverb
Deus dedit dentes; deus dabit panem --Latin version thereof
Deity donated dentition;
deity'll donate doughnuts --English version by Muke Tever
God gave gums; God'll give granary --Version by Mat McVeagh