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From: wyle@inf.ethz.ch (Mitchell Wyle)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: VI question
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Date: 21 Apr 91 20:15:43 GMT
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In <9800001@hpfcdc.HP.COM> newlin@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Doug Newlin) tells us:
>The best book on vi there is:
>	The Ultimate Guide the VI and EX Editors

and although it is better than the other two I've read, it is still quite
poor at

 o   bringing beginners up to speed
 o   explaining macros, tags, or advanced topics adequately

Unless someone else beats me to the punch, I intend to write a better 
book about vi.