[sf-lug] I used vi

[Michael Paoli]

Cool.  :-)
And yes, on that host, vi defaults to using nvi,
which on BSD *is* vi.

I mean, *obviously* it's _best_ ... it even says so!  :-)
;-)


> From: jim <jim at well.com>
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] written likely using vi/vim
> Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 18:01:16 +0000

> I used vi
>
> On 07/19/2016 05:38 AM, Michael Paoli wrote:
>> Or semi-simulated, as one typically wouldn't see that first "i" ...
>> unless one typed it twice.  And I'm thinking perhaps not vim,
>> though I think that host may have both?  Let's see ...
>> $ update-alternatives --display vi
>> vi - auto mode
>>  link currently points to /usr/bin/nvi
>> /usr/bin/nvi - priority 20
>>  slave vi.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/nvi.1.gz
>> /usr/bin/vim.tiny - priority 10
>>  slave vi.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/vim.1.gz
>>  slave vi.fr.1.gz: /usr/share/man/fr/man1/vim.1.gz
>>  slave vi.it.1.gz: /usr/share/man/it/man1/vim.1.gz
>>  slave vi.ja.1.gz: /usr/share/man/ja/man1/vim.1.gz
>>  slave vi.pl.1.gz: /usr/share/man/pl/man1/vim.1.gz
>>  slave vi.ru.1.gz: /usr/share/man/ru/man1/vim.1.gz
>> Current 'best' version is '/usr/bin/nvi'.