Re: Informix goes PC
Hi Erik Wrote> >Hi there... >Do you have an idea where I could find this old release ? >Perhaps we use just a very old version of vi at university, but it 's really >the worst editor I have *ever* seen ! You're not using it correctly or you have not been shown all it is capabable of. (I suspect the latter is true). I would hazard a guess that this is due to the fact your teacher probably prefers microsoft notepad to a real editor. (notepad by the way will not do you much good on a Unix box) >Even my teacher agrees ... I apologise, if that's what your teacher said....it *must* be the worst editor <sotto voice> ;-) From now on, I would take everything your teacher says with a pinch of salt, because he/she is by no stretch of the imagination - an Informix/Unix guru. Do yourself a favour, learn to use vi properly and then give your teacher a few lessons. Once you're converted, you'll understand. Nuff said. Adios Dave -- Jammin@global.co.za Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for I am the meanest son of a bitch in the valley.
A good vi website (the best I know of) is located at: http://www.cs.vu.nl/~tmgil/vi.html The above site has links to vim (Vi IMproved) where you can get free downloads for all OSs. Don't let some dipstick bamboozle you into thinking that vi is "bad". It's extremely powerful, although quite terse in it's command structure. If you're seriously planning on working on UNIX systems, it's just about the only "guaranteed" editor you'll find on every UNIX box. It also runs on Winblows, MacOS, OS2, etc... I run it on both UNIX and NT. Once you know it, it's faster than greased lightning. Learn the following and you'll be off to a good start - :a -append after cursor :A -append at end of line :i -insert after cursor :I -insert at beginning of line :w -write file :q! -quit without saving :wq (or ZZ or :x) -write file and quit :f <name> -set current file to <name> :<number> -go to line number :set all -view all "set" parameters Most of these can all have numbers in front of them (repeat <n> times) <n>dd -delete the current line <n>dw -delete from cursor to end of word D -delete from cursor to end of line <n>cw -change from cursor to end of word C -change from cursor to end of line <n>x -delete character P or p -paste buffer before or after O or o -open new line before or after / -search for next occurance of <string> ~ -switches case xp -cut/paste (fix transposition errors) Man, I could go on and on. Trust me - once you get use to it, you'll *love* it. -Kevyn ;-{> On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 13:18:29 +0200, "David Conn" <jammin@global.co.za> wrote: > >Hi > >Erik Wrote> >>Hi there... >>Do you have an idea where I could find this old release ? >>Perhaps we use just a very old version of vi at university, but it 's >really >>the worst editor I have *ever* seen ! > > >You're not using it correctly or you have not been shown all it is capabable >of. (I suspect the latter is true). I would hazard a guess that this is due >to the fact your teacher probably prefers microsoft notepad to a real >editor. (notepad by the way will not do you much good on a Unix box) > >>Even my teacher agrees ... > > >I apologise, if that's what your teacher said....it *must* be the worst >editor <sotto voice> ;-) > >From now on, I would take everything your teacher says with a pinch of salt, >because he/she is by no stretch of the imagination - an Informix/Unix guru. > >Do yourself a favour, learn to use vi properly and then give your teacher a >few lessons. Once you're converted, you'll understand. > >Nuff said. > >Adios >Dave > >-- >Jammin@global.co.za >Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, >I will fear no evil, for I am the meanest son of a bitch in the valley. > >