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From: john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III)
Newsgroups: comp.editors,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: vi Alternative Required
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Date: 8 Dec 90 05:32:31 GMT
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In article <1616@ukpoit.co.uk> ian@ukpoit.co.uk (Ian Spare) writes:
> Some of our users/developers have formed a lynch party and came into the
> tech support area this morining spoiling for a fight !!! They ( not me ! )
> feel that vi is hopeless and would like a better editor ( their words ).

I have heard that brief and wordstar are far superior to "vi".  After all,
vi is not even DOS compatible.  I suggest that do the following:

	cp /bin/vi /bin/wrdstr

Then open the file "vi.doc" (or what ever your online editor help file is)
and run the following vi command ":%s/vi/wrdstr/g".  Finally, mail a message
to everyone telling them that the new and improved wrdstr editor has been
installed on the system.

This should fix any complaints about vi ;-).  Then go back to doing
something productive with your limited time (or go out for doughnuts).

-john-

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