Borger@lemmy.blahaj.zone to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agoexiting vim, peak hahaslemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1230
arrow-up1230imageexiting vim, peak hahaslemmy.blahaj.zoneBorger@lemmy.blahaj.zone to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoAh, but have you used ed, the standard editor?
minus-squareuranushertzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI have not. But since I learned vi on Linux and Unix, it was using ex as it’s ‘personality’. ed is not something I have dug into.
minus-squareuranushertzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoQuick search, it appears as though ed is a precursor to sed, which I use all the time. Both of which have a similar context and toolset to ex used in vim.
Ah, but have you used ed, the standard editor?
ed, man!
man ed!I have not. But since I learned vi on Linux and Unix, it was using ex as it’s ‘personality’. ed is not something I have dug into.
Quick search, it appears as though ed is a precursor to sed, which I use all the time. Both of which have a similar context and toolset to ex used in vim.