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0 pointsink_136y ago0 comments

vi is so-named because it is based on VIsual mode for the standard EDitor. There's less distance than one might think.

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JdeBP6y ago· 2 in thread

That includes the distance between the X and D keys? (-: ex, not ed.

ink_13OP6y ago

ex is the EXtended standard editor, so it's in the path, sure. But vi and ed actually have many of the same commands.

JdeBP6y ago

You are still claiming that ed is the one with the visual mode?

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