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    • PSX_DefectorP
      PSX_Defector @scottalanmiller
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      That's a function of it being a part of POSIX compliance. It's included in Cygwin, BSD, Linux, etc. etc. With our enterprise, we have multiple text editors installed by default from our implementation team.

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      • JoyJ
        Joy @scottalanmiller
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        @scottalanmiller Thanks for posting this. 🙂

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @PSX_Defector
          last edited by

          @PSX_Defector said:

          That's a function of it being a part of POSIX compliance. It's included in Cygwin, BSD, Linux, etc. etc. With our enterprise, we have multiple text editors installed by default from our implementation team.

          Sure. Most shops will. It's when you switch shops or work on customer gear or something that it matters. For me the big moment was when production went down at IBM Endicott and I was the only person in the entire facility who could work on the vi-only Solaris systems.

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          • thanksajdotcomT
            thanksajdotcom
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            vi is definitely a pain but it's actually what I'm used to. I haven't done much real text editing via CLI in so long that since I've only used vi lately and nano once I'm just more familiar with vi. I would say it's beneficial to know vi and at least one or two others so you can be flexible. But vi is a crucial one to know.

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller
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              After all these years, I like vi now. 20 years of vi this year.

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              • thanksajdotcomT
                thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller It's not great but honestly I do very little with it.

                vi file
                I
                make changes
                Esc
                :wq!

                Done! I'm not doing anything crazy. Editing config files in basic ways. For me it works.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
                  last edited by

                  Find a vi cheat sheet. That's all that you really need. It has a lot of power.

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                  • art_of_shredA
                    art_of_shred
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                    got me one of those 🙂

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @art_of_shred
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                      @art_of_shred said:

                      got me one of those 🙂

                      The biggest things are knowing how to exit and save. vi used to be far worse. Now we have cursor key support and delete. So not insane like it used to be.

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                      • RoguePacketR
                        RoguePacket
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                        Erg, looks like the class starts " 3rd Quarter 2014"—

                        • https://www.edx.org/course/linuxfoundationx/linuxfoundationx-lfs101x-introduction-1621
                        • Also, https://www.edx.org/school/linuxfoundationx
                        • Cool they have an "audit" option for those unable to fully commit, but want exposure to the material
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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @RoguePacket
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                          @RoguePacket said:

                          Erg, looks like the class starts " 3rd Quarter 2014"—

                          Yeah, just an early announcement at this point.

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