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From: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Pipes
Message-ID: <5795@sugar.hackercorp.com>
Date: 8 Jun 90 11:35:30 GMT
References: <136735@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> <1990Jun6.104643.15176@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> <12391@cbmvax.commodore.com> <1990Jun7.215928.3826@cbnewsm.att.com>
Reply-To: peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva)
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In article <1990Jun7.215928.3826@cbnewsm.att.com> nsw@cbnewsm.att.com (Neil Weinstock) writes:
> In an ideal world, one's shell should used the same type of line
> editing as one's editor.

In an ideal world, the terminal driver would provide the line editing. Line
editing in the shell makes as much sense as using SIMPLEREFRESH windows for
everything. Ksh and X... two peas in a pod. Luckily the Amiga is a little more
modern.

> I still await an Amiga shell that offers vi editing mode.  Anyone know of one?

So, what you really need is a console.device replacement that offers VI mode.
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