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Re: Good luck to "vi" something - if you're not used to it

Totally agree, most howto's mention nano or pico, actually.

May I add that vi is an "impressive" little piece of software once you master it. I handle 2000+ pages worth of text almost exclusively with vi, split in some 500 files. I also use a bit of sed and awk.

Must see: classic learning curves for some common editors (jpg)

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