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Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1987 16:13
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1987 16:13
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From: kimcm@olamb.UUCP (Kim Chr. Madsen) Date: 19 Jan 87 12:47:59 GMT Organization: AmbraSoft A/S (Denmark) > The Berkeley Mail program used to construct this message calls > "vi" from within. Then again, ANY program ca be caled from within > another program, via the "exec*" system call, so what's the big > deal about "vi"??? What's the big deal about "vi", well for one thing it's standard! You don't find a UNIX system delivered without at least three editors: ed - Common campground for computer travellers. ex - EXpanded Ed(itor). vi - VIsual Ex. Whenever a program needs to call an editor it often searches for the environment variable $EDITOR and if defined exec* the editor defined here. If not defined it will search for a default editor (usually vi - since it's the most user friendly of the three standard editors). Kim Chr. Madsen Volume-Number: Volume 9, Number 26
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!mit-eddie!husc6!ut-sally!std-unix From: std-unix@ut-sally.UUCP Newsgroups: mod.std.unix Subject: Re: excludes vi in standard Message-ID: <6973@ut-sally.UUCP> Date: Wed, 28-Jan-87 11:13:22 EST Article-I.D.: ut-sally.6973 Posted: Wed Jan 28 11:13:22 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 29-Jan-87 06:17:05 EST References: <6861@ut-sally.UUCP> Organization: IEEE P1003 Portable Operating System for Computer Environments Committee Lines: 24 Approved: jsq@sally.utexas.edu