It's a favorite pet peeve of mine (and very well represented in this thread) that people call it vi when they actually mean vim. I believe on some systems vi ev

It's a favorite pet peeve of mine (and very well represented in this thread) that people call it vi when they actually mean vim. I believe on some systems vi eventually became an alias for vim which is how all of this started. Most folks would be very much irritated if they actually had to use vi because of some crucial features missing.