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Article #89what is a simple editor (was Re: decent unix editors?)
From: "John E. Davis"
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 22:05
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 22:05
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I have seen questions such as ``Where can I find a simple editor for UNIX?''
time and time again on this group. I cannot help but to wonder what it is
that people want. What *is* a simple editor? In my opinion, emacs is a
simple editor. I have begun to think that when someone asks for such a thing,
he is using this definition:
a) not vi
b) editor that does not require building (eg. edit makefile, etc...)
Obviously, with these two restrictions, the two most common answers (vi and
emacs) are ruled out. When one adds the further constraint that the editor
must be cheap (free) what do you have left?
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