Quoting Federico Sevilla III ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> I guess vim is antique....
<mock-puzzled>
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 820536 Feb 17 06:24 /usr/bin/vim
^^^^^^
Looks pretty new to me.
</mock-puzzled>
;->
> ...but still I find myself liking it, and using it every day.
These days, it even does editing files across networks, split windows,
file/directory browsing, client-server cooperation between copies of
vim, tables, UTF-8 character sets, and ASCII art!
> I guess the (IMHO) neat syntax highlighting capabilities, and the fact
> that I can use Vim via SSH on the console, and gVim when I'm in X,
> appeal to me.
Yep. I mutter and complain when I have to step down to other vi's like
nvi, but knowing _some_ vi variant is an essential skill if you need to
do remote machine administration.
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Rick Moen used by Linux is like the event horizon calling the kettle black."
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