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Jenk a day ago

Before vim was vi. Befote vi was ex. (Before ex was ed - the first editor for unix)

Vim has ex built in - `Q` in normal mode to enter Ex mode, 3-5 command lines will show at the bottom and you can Ex away. I don't know of practical uses, I've only done it for the novelty.

Obligatory: To exit Ex mode use `:vi[sual]` - and that's probably where Vi got its name.

actionfromafar a day ago | parent [-]

ed is the standard editor

lukasb a day ago | parent | next [-]

For everyone downvoting this https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.en.html

joshu 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

i just want an editor! not a viitor! not an emacsitor! those aren't even words!