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Linux Forums: Unlock the Power of VIM

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]

“vi editor is something that UNIX newbies often like to
criticize. Until they learn it well and understand why vi is vi and
not something else. It is a marvelous creation of Bill Joy and one
cannot but think of it without a feeling of magic and
spookiness.

“It has the same demonic characteristics of other UNIX concepts
like daemons and pipes. It has a steep learning curve but it is
worth the effort since the power and versatility of vi cannot be
matched…”


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