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steve@cotse.cotse.com.com (Stephen K. Gielda) writes:
> Storm_Front_66@hotmail.com says...
> > well I prefer pico myself :) 
> 
> Ah, the editor battle.  We could even bring the editor-out-of-control, 
> Emacs, into this  :)

blaspheme!!!! You will be punished in the afterlife, when
the big fat behind of emacs sits on you... and you thoughjt
elephant butts were big???

> Actually I recommend either vi or ed knowledge anyway.  That is
> because 
> you'll find these on almost every UNIX.  The others you have to
> hope were
> installed.

sadly, I must admit this.. but Jenn, under no circumstances
should you actually USE the 'ed' editor. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
(you might read its manpage, though, cause it contains useful
information on regexps for 'sed')

> > >>I always script in bourne though.
> > >
> > >maybe i will too someday..
> 
> Sooner than you think, Jen.  Scripting is easy in its basics and can get 
> complex.  I don't do a lot of complex shell scripting, mostly its just 
> quick and dirty automation.  I use Perl for the complex stuff.

yeah, uh-huh (ala James Baht's former .sig)

But if I was you Jen, I wouldn't listen to Steve when he says to
use the 'sh' shell for scripting, unless you're a masochist.
Certainly don't use it for command-line interface, either,
or you'll get in the habit of stretching your pinky over
to the DELETE key rather than backspace (like I'm doing on this
messed up terminal).

-- 
While the brown ale he quaffed,
Loud then the champion laughed,
And as the wind-gusts waft
The sea-foam brightly,
So the loud laugh of scorn,
Out of those lips unshorn,
From the deep drinking-horn
Blew the foam lightly. --Longfellow