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Author: "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" "Spam Fighting and Email Security in the 21st Century" Download your free copies: http://www.puryear-it.com/publications.htm Friday, February 2, 2007, 10:27:59 AM, you wrote: > okay... I think we've discussed vi enough. > On 2/2/07, Robert Leche <rleche at srcc.lsu.edu> wrote: >> Joe Fruchey wrote: >> > Thank you, Michael. All the uber*-geeks are so condescending unless >> > you live in vi, or to a lesser extent, emacs. I'm reading O'Reilly's >> > _Fedora_Linux_ right now, and it has an entire chapter (okay, maybe >> > just a big section of one) devoted to vi. I'm thinking, /who wants to >> > learn vi?/ >> > >> > Joe >> > >> > *My u would have an umlaut if someone could give me back my alt-codes >> > in Linux... >> > >> > On 2/2/07, michael dolan <michaeldolan at gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >>I use gedit mostly now, but it is annoyingly slow. I used to use nano (got >> >>into that habit taking LSU CS classes). I never got into the habit of >> >>using >> >>vi or emacs. I don't know why, it's always been in the back of my mind. >> >>MD. >> >> >> >> >> >>On 2/2/07, Dustin Puryear < dustin at puryear-it.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>>It's been a long time since I used Linux as a desktop, so I'm rather >> >>>behind the curve on that. Ronnie or Mike may have an idea. That said, >> >>>isn't there an nedit for Linux? Wasn't it fast? >> >>> >> >>>--- >> >>>Puryear Information Technology, LLC >> >>>Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 >> >>>http://www.puryear-it.com >> >>> >> >>>Author: >> >>> "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" >> >>> "Spam Fighting and Email Security in the 21st Century" >> >>> >> >>>Download your free copies: >> >>> http://www.puryear-it.com/publications.htm >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>Friday, February 2, 2007, 9:10:00 AM, you wrote: >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>>okay, okay, you got me. >> >>> >> >>>>Howabout a gui editor? I never could get into vi, or even emacs. nano >> >>>>-icKx for me. >> >>> >> >>>>On 2/2/07, Dustin Puryear <dustin at puryear-it.com> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>>>drum roll.. >> >>>>> >> >>>>>vi >> >>>>> >> >>>>>Ha, I got there first. >> >>>>> >> >>>>>--- >> >>>>>Puryear Information Technology, LLC >> >>>>>Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 >> >>>>>http://www.puryear-it.com >> >>>>> >> >>>>>Author: >> >>>>> "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" >> >>>>> "Spam Fighting and Email Security in the 21st Century" >> >>>>> >> >>>>>Download your free copies: >> >>>>> http://www.puryear-it.com/publications.htm >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>>Friday, February 2, 2007, 8:54:41 AM, you wrote: >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>>>Notepad has always launched almost instantly on Windows machines. >> >>>>>>There's got to be something faster (albeit simpler) than gedit, >> >> >> >>right? >> >> >> >>>>>>_______________________________________________ >> >>>>>>General mailing list >> >>>>>>General at brlug.net >> >>>>>> >> >> >> >>http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> >> >>>>> >> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >> >>>>>General mailing list >> >>>>>General at brlug.net >> >>>>> >> >> >> >>http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> >> >>>>_______________________________________________ >> >>>>General mailing list >> >>>>General at brlug.net >> >>>> >> >> >> >>http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> >> >>> >> >>>_______________________________________________ >> >>>General mailing list >> >>>General at brlug.net >> >>>http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >> >>Michael Dolan >> >>_______________________________________________ >> >>General mailing list >> >>General at brlug.net >> >>http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > General mailing list >> > General at brlug.net >> > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > >> uber*-geeks only use VI? Well, not to be condescending, but vi, is a >> mainstay in *inux systems administration. The good news is VI is >> available for Wenders as well :) >> >> Bob >> >> :^,$s/nerd/employable/g >> >> -- >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> Robert Leche - System Administrator >> Louisiana State University - Southern Regional Climate Center >> East 328 Howe-Russell Building - Baton Rouge, La. 70803 >> rleche <at> srcc.lsu.edu - 225 578 5023 >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> ! 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