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Usually when nano is mentioned, it’s not a full development context, but instead e.g. crafting a systemd service file or editing crontab on a remote server. Do
by wruza 4y ago
Usually when nano is mentioned, it’s not a full development context, but instead e.g. crafting a systemd service file or editing crontab on a remote server. Do you really pull extensions and use mouse there? I think there’s nothing important that vim could add for gp, realistically.
Speaking as a life-long vim user.
- duskwuff 4y agoYou probably wouldn't install all your extensions on a remote server, correct, but you get the basics like syntax highlighting and mouse support by default nowadays. Even a minimal vim install is considerably more featureful than nano.
- Lio 4y agoEven without any plugins Vim has useful stuff you might need in a pinch. Eg: Column editing using visual mode. Syntax highlighting Tree-based undo features. Fuzzy file finding in a project path. Spell checking Support for c tags Line numbers Mouse support File navigation On top of that you might want to learn vi for systems built with busybox. Or tools that use readline like repls and sql clients.