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ed gave rise to sed and vi. ed -> em -> ex (VIsual mode). vim is Vi iMproved. x->y suggests lambda to many people in our community. Edit: I meant to provide
by aaronblohowiak 16y ago
ed gave rise to sed and vi. ed -> em -> ex (VIsual mode). vim is Vi iMproved.
x->y suggests lambda to many people in our community.
Edit: I meant to provide some additional information to other readers, not to disagree in any way.
- silentbicycle 16y agoWell, right, but how many people here have actually used ed standalone? (lone hand) It's overwhelmingly likely that most people picked it up from vi(m).