> I'm going to finally ask this question.
> What is it that is so special about vi? Does it decompile programs or write > them all by itself or leap tall buildings with a single bound? > Really. I've been on unix boxes for about 7 years and only used vi when I > had no other choice. Is there some hidden, undocumented functionallity to it? What I missed most, and missed on years of word processors, is the trivially easy manner of making compound, repeated, commands. I know it's possible in emacs, but i've found no-one whom I could ask who could tell me. It's also faster. ANd it's everywhere. (ok, except debian base :)
