> OK I just read some stuff about VI & Emacs. Now I'm not one for super > complex editors of text. Having said that I realize it behooves me > (Correct context for "behooves?" & sp!?) to learn one or the other so I can > edit files on any system. I realized a while back those 2 editors are > standard to Any *nix environment. > > OK... so whats the real diff between those 2 editors & which one is more > newb friendly? If neither is newbie friendly, well name something that is > and is more or less standard on most *nix's. For the moment I'm leaning to > Emacs b/c it is modeless & ergo less of a headache/more intuitive.
Now young lady, you are in trouble LOL, Vi vs Emacs that is a provoking subject. Personally I prefer Vi of those two, but it is because it is smaller and faster then Emacs (I don't need another kitchensink, well, maybe I do, but not from an editor ;o)). People that program says that Emacs is better, but then again you have some that says Vi is better to program with, on that part I cannot say anything. I would say you would have to learn basic Vi-editing in any case, because in a trouble situation it might be the only editor avilable. Otherwise I prefer Nano, which is basicly a Pico-clone but without any licensing troubles. It is easy and simple and newbiefriendly. Cheers Anders
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