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Re: vi, vim, and update-alternatives [solved]



On Monday 19 March 2007 22:22, Paul E Condon wrote:
> Now, I think I have never actually used vi. Instead, I have always been
> using versions of vim that were loaded when I typed 'vi'. My ignorance is
> revealed, but I learn, slowly.

The closest free piece of software you can get is, AFAIK, nvi (new vi), which 
is included in debian, but I doubt it's auto-installed. Vim also behaves 
differently when called as 'vi' - a lot of options and you never know which 
if you didn't set it up yourself.

Thoams

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