On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:35:38 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote:

>Indeed, vim is common, but it is vi that is ubiquitous. I've used gvim, but 
>never vi; however, but consider it important to know about vi because it is 
>likely to be available on any *ix system.
> 
A venerable expert counseled me, "Be sure to master 'ed'.  You may need
it in crash recovery if vi is unavailable."

I ignored him.  He also believes startup should work from /bin
in case /usr/bin can't be mounted.

Kinda like CMS EDIT or TSO EDIT.

-- 
gil

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