ex == vi(m). Really, it's the same executable. You switch from vi to ex with Q, and from ex to vi with vi^M . I loved ex's open mode. It's kind of a line-mode

ex == vi(m). Really, it's the same executable. You switch from vi to ex with Q, and from ex to vi with vi^M . I loved ex's open mode. It's kind of a line-mode version of vi. Great to use over 1200 baud. Looks like vim doesn't have it. Sad.