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It is on Debian and CentOS server installs and is available on a Ubuntu default install. It's the common denominator. Why frig around with emacs, pico, nano e
by pointyhat 15y ago
It is on Debian and CentOS server installs and is available on a Ubuntu default install. It's the common denominator.
Why frig around with emacs, pico, nano etc when vi is always there and is the same?
- rat 15y agoI'm pretty sure its vim-tiny
- pointyhat 15y agoPlease substitute "vi" in my comments for "vi or appropriate compatible substitute" such as nvi, vim, elvis etc. They all work the same with the usual subset of commands :)
- jrockway 15y agoThe Debian base system comes with both vim-tiny and nano. Nano is the default; when the installer wants you to edit something, you get nano: $ ls -l ./etc/alternatives/editor lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Sep 7 06:19 ./etc/alternatives/editor -> /bin/nano If you want to use vim for development, use vim. But "it's the default" is simply an untrue statement. Vim (-full) is no more "the default" than Emacs. Both need to be manually installed on nearly every operating system. (OpenBSD ships with both nvi and mg, FWIW.)