[wplug] .conf editing remotely

[Procario, Michael]

I finally learned vi after many years of pure emacs. Since I rarely program
anymore most of my editing is email and quick changes to config files. I
find vi starts faster in most situations.  If I know I will working hard on
a file I start emacs.   

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Schmertz [mailto:rschmertz at speakeasy.net] 
> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 3:35 PM
> To: Western PA LUG
> Subject: Re: [wplug] .conf editing remotely
> 
> 
> Emacs does work in console mode.  Sometimes you have to give it -nw 
> option to make it work.
> 
> If I want fast startup, I use pico (or nano, the Free 
> Software copycat), 
> with the -w option if I don't want it to throw in line breaks.
> 
> Most people agree that all Unix users should become 
> experienced with vi 
> or Emacs.  If you don't know either of these, start learning 
> one today 
> (and pick emacs, not vi :-)).  And though I hate vi, I've 
> forced myself 
> to learn survival vi, since I occasionally have it shoved in 
> my face on 
> systems that I have never used but have to do something with.
> 
> I was going to mention cat + ^D, which you can use to create 
> text files, 
> but AFAIK you can't use it to edit an existing file, so I won't....
> 
> On Fri, 30 May 2003, Jonathan S. Billings wrote:
> 
> >I've come to rely on 'vi' for quick edits on remote unixen.  You can
> >almost guarentee that there's going to be vi on any well-built unix, 
> >and it's command set is pretty much always the same.  I 
> don't want to 
> >invoke a emacs vs. vi war, but for speed and portability, you can't 
> >beat vi for a simple editor.
> >
> >Well... I suppose there's ex.... or ed.... or dd... whatever.
> >
> >On Friday, May 30, 2003, at 06:36  PM, Scott Bourns wrote:
> >
> >> Guys and Gals:
> >>
> >> What's the preferred method to edit .conf files while logged in
> >> remotely via
> >> a terminal emulator?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance!
> >>
> >> Scott
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >   Jonathan Billings
> >billings at negate.org
> >
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> 
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Bob Schmertz
> 
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