Borger@lemmy.blahaj.zone to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoexiting vim, peak hahaslemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down122
arrow-up1204arrow-down1imageexiting vim, peak hahaslemmy.blahaj.zoneBorger@lemmy.blahaj.zone to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareuranushertz@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·1 year agoI do not get these exiting vim memes. I’ve been using vim for over 20 years and it was maybe difficult to remember for the first week, tops.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoAh, but have you used ed, the standard editor?
minus-squareuranushertz@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoQuick search, it appears as though ed is a precursor to sed, which I use all the time. Both of which have a similar context and toolset to ex used in vim.
minus-squareuranushertz@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI have not. But since I learned vi on Linux and Unix, it was using ex as it’s ‘personality’. ed is not something I have dug into.
I do not get these exiting vim memes. I’ve been using vim for over 20 years and it was maybe difficult to remember for the first week, tops.
Ah, but have you used ed, the standard editor?
ed, man!
man ed!Quick search, it appears as though ed is a precursor to sed, which I use all the time. Both of which have a similar context and toolset to ex used in vim.
I have not. But since I learned vi on Linux and Unix, it was using ex as it’s ‘personality’. ed is not something I have dug into.