[kwlug-disc] I give up, but with one question

[Jason Eckert]

I guess I should chime in here and share the vi tutorial I made:
https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/how-to-learn-vi-vim/

On Sat, 7 Dec 2024 at 10:34, John Van Ostrand <john at vanostrand.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 6, 2024 at 7:37 PM Nickle, Brian <brian at nickle.ca> wrote:
>
>> I'm just a baby unix'er I thought PINE and PICO were from the 70s but
>> they are a 90s invention.
>>
>> Still gotta know some vi to do initial configs on OS without nano
>> installed by default.
>>
>
> There isn't a question there. I agree. I started with Unix 30 years ago
> taking care of company and customer servers. I could have installed other
> software on it, but 30 years ago I would have had to use UUCP to transfer
> programs (companies rarely had Internet back then.) So vi was the way to
> get things done, guaranteed.
>
> I suggest you keep a cheat sheet handy, like
> https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/32r85c/this_is_my_favorite_vim_cheat_sheet_does_anyone/#lightbox
> (I picked it randomly.)
>
> You don't need to know much to be proficient at simple modifications.
> Various edit modes (insert, append, replace), saving files, searching for
> text, jumping to lines, deleting characters and lines.
>
> --
> John Van Ostrand
> At large on sabbatical
>
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