On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 2:30 PM matthew patton wrote:
>
> > I'd say vi/vim needs to be put under /etc/alternatives
>
> No, because that's system-wide.
Which is what I want.
> Vi vs Vim is a personal choice.
Which I've made :)
Anyone that doesn't like that decision can make their own work-around,
but me with my normal and admin logins wants 'vi' to always behave the
same way.
I kinda doubt my wife would notice.. except maybe if syntax
hilighting/coloring broke
> Also alternatives is for supporting multiple versions. Say v8.02 versus v9.1
> of 'vim' on a system, one being in /usr/bin and the other in /usr/local/bin
> just as an example. And the sysadmin choosing (for whatever good reason) to
> preference the v9 software over the v8.
man alternatives
NAME
alternatives - maintain symbolic links determining default commands
It allows picking among multiple versions but it also allows picking
between different programs.
Regards,
Lee
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