On Mon, 2002-11-18 at 14:29, Nick Rout wrote:
> > You don't have to be a wiz, but you should be able to do the basic
> > editing tasks.  I know enough vi to get XEmacs installed on a Debian box
> > that has only the "base" packages installed :)
> 
> I always used to find the biggest problem was getting out of the damned
> thing, many a time I have killed it from another console!
Yes, especially when you type <v> in "less" or "more" and entered vi
mode.  It was years before I learnt <Esc>-<:q!>
-- 
Michael JasonSmith      http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~mpj17/


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