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It's useful when working with remote servers that may not have a graphical interface at all. There's rsync and network drives are sometimes an option but it's v
by albemuth 8y ago
It's useful when working with remote servers that may not have a graphical interface at all. There's rsync and network drives are sometimes an option but it's very convenient to just ssh into a server and edit/view with vim directly.
In the cases of vim/emacs, people who dive deep enough will often find them superior than <previous fav text editor>.
- _mrmnmly 8y ago100% this
- ovrdrv3 8y agoThank you for your reply! > In the cases of vim/emacs, people who dive deep enough will often find them superior than <previous fav text editor>. Yeah after reading so many vim vs. emacs memes I was really surprised when my git commit message opened one of them for the first time. ( I didn't surround the message in quotes or something.)