[TriLUG] vi(m) #1 of the top ten linux tools admins should know/have

[Pat Regan]

Ryan Wheaton wrote:
> ahhh...  this thread brings back memories of when i was a young buck, 
> new to Linux, and kept insisting on using pico to edit any files...that 
> is, until the senior sysadmin where I worked taught me vi.  well, half 
> taught me, half forced me to learn it...and I'm eternally grateful for 
> that lesson because it's been invaluable to this day -- granted I don't 
> do much coding outside of some webpages and wouldn't dare set foot 
> inside of emacs...it's scary in there.
> 
> -rtw

If you think back to those old days...  How would you have felt about
the experience at the time if you had to learn vi first?

Did I mention I'm a heavy Emacs user? :)

Pat
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