Re: excludes vi in standard

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2 total messages Started by Moderator, John Quarterman Thu, 15 Jan 1987 01:59

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Author: Moderator, John Quarterman
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1987 01:59

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From: lazear@mitre-gateway.arpa (Walt Lazear)
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 87 21:59:04 EST

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"???

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Volume-Number: Volume 9, Number 17

Re: excludes vi in standard

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Author: std-unix
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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