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R.I.P. Bram.
Also, vim just extended vi that invented modal editing.
Vi was just Ex’s visual mode, and Ex was just Ed with visual mode added. Ed introduced modal editing, though, not Vi.
vim I want to see the real standard text editor vi I said the real standard text editor! ed Perfection I stand (or sit to be honest) corrected.
Instructions on forum/support site:
“use the following command to edit the file: vi /path/to/config/file”
Me: replaces with nano before running
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.
