On Sun, 5 Nov 2017 16:00:45 -0500 Roberto C. Sánchez <robe...@debian.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 05, 2017 at 08:47:48PM +0000, Brian wrote: > > > > Nano is an editor. So is vim-tiny. Both are in the base system. Why > > two editors? I suppose they cater for different audiences. Or > > tastes. (And history plays a part). Don't fight it. > > > As far as vim-tiny, vi is specified/required [0] in POSIX.1-2008. On > the other hand, nano is probably easier to manage for a user who is > not already familiar with vi. Years ago, I kept a copy of Unix For Dummies on my bookshelf, for the specific purpose of looking up how to use vi when I had to fix a lilo problem using a tomsrtbt floppy... Ahhhh, editor wars... -- Joe
