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[-] pimeys@lemmy.nauk.io 33 points 8 months ago

R.I.P. Bram.

Also, vim just extended vi that invented modal editing.

[-] hedgehog@ttrpg.network 26 points 8 months ago

Vi was just Ex’s visual mode, and Ex was just Ed with visual mode added. Ed introduced modal editing, though, not Vi.

[-] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 22 points 8 months ago
vim I want to see the real standard text editor
vi I said the real standard text editor!
ed Perfection
[-] pimeys@lemmy.nauk.io 6 points 8 months ago

I stand (or sit to be honest) corrected.

[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 17 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Instructions on forum/support site:

"use the following command to edit the file: vi /path/to/config/file"

Me: replaces with nano before running

[-] fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works 17 points 8 months ago

Try micro sometime. It’s a really nice halfway between nano and an IDE. You’ve got splits, mouse support, multiple cursors and more. Plus they provide binaries with no dependencies so I pull it down on any system I’m stuck with just vim and no package manager or perms to install stuff.

[-] PetulantBandicoot@aussie.zone 1 points 8 months ago

micro is one of the first things I install on a new distro. I can't live without it now.

[-] fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

Same. Honestly, distros really ought to symlink pico/nano to micro and make it the new default.

It’s everything a normal person needs from emacs/vim without all the crazy keybinds or modes. It’s just as easy as nano to make a quick edit but it’s also just a as capable and featureful as vim with a load of plugins installed and configured. It sadly however cannot be used as a music player or torrent client (yet) unlike the Do Everything And Do It Okayish emacs. (I’m still angry about the RSI emacs caused me in university - I still rebind capslock to ctrl to this day).

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