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Whither VIM?

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Recent discussions on Twitter and in a few classes brought up the venerable VI editor (or the more common upgrade to VI, VIM).

It was once a must-learn tool for Unix/Linux/BSD administrators. It was used for editing configuration files, data entry, and even coding.

These days it's not quite the must-have it used to be. In fact, most people working in the industry can get by with the less capable, but far easier to learn, nano editor.

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Recent discussions on Twitter and in a few classes brought up the venerable VI editor (or the more common upgrade to VI, VIM).

It was once a must-learn tool for Unix/Linux/BSD administrators. It was used for editing configuration files, data entry, and even coding.

These days it's not quite the must-have it used to be. In fact, most people working in the industry can get by with the less capable, but far easier to learn, nano editor.

  continue reading

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