> > Did you actually test that ? vi wants /var/tmp rw as well...
> >
>
> Nah, just going from memory. It's been a while. However, the same
> logic applies: Look at what partition /var is on and mount it too.
It will work just fine without /var. I believe it just puts a temporary
recovery fi
On 01/11/13 22:51, Miod Vallat wrote:
The only editing available tool in bsd.rd, the infamous ed, made me sweat
cold with fear not to correctly spell its syntax or do some logic mistake.
I would have been way more lighthearted if I had vi available.
Actually, vi used to be in the installation m
On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 01:34:44AM -0300, Carlo Borelli wrote:
> 2013/1/12 Nick Holland
>
> > On 01/11/13 16:38, Paolo Aglialoro wrote:
> > ...
> > > Btw, how many are really using ed everyday, now in 2013? I believe I'm
> > not
> > > the only one who thinks this. My guess is that vi could be mor
On 01/12/13 09:19, Paolo Aglialoro wrote:
Sorry for fwd ur mail in list Scott, didn't notice it was in pvt.
As for the tyre comparison, I agree with you Nick. Better getting your
hands dirty than being laughed at. Which is btw what I did in that nasty
event. But I also remember the cold sweat ou
Sorry for fwd ur mail in list Scott, didn't notice it was in pvt.
As for the tyre comparison, I agree with you Nick. Better getting your
hands dirty than being laughed at. Which is btw what I did in that nasty
event. But I also remember the cold sweat out of it.
Actually I drive an old car which
On 01/12/13 06:22, Paolo Aglialoro wrote:
> So guys, I perfectly understand (and respect) how much many of you use and
> value ed. As much as others have a repulsion for it, but this is not my
> point:
no, it's like the scissor jack and lug wrench in my Jeep.
If I get a flat tire on the side of th
On 01/12/13 08:24, Paolo Aglialoro wrote:
Thank you Scott!
Your tutorial is really nice :)
I'll star it in my gmail.
Uhm, you're welcome. Just FYI, it's bad form to reply to a private
email onto a public mailing list.
I'm no ed(1) expert. Since it's now on the list, maybe more experienc
Thank you Scott!
Your tutorial is really nice :)
I'll star it in my gmail.
Nevertheless, even if at the time the problem was a typo in fstab (which I
solved with an s/// sed sequence), I appreciate your honesty when u
implicitly admit that vi would be more adequated for more complex tasks.
Btw,
On 01/12/13 07:25, Marc Espie wrote:
On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 07:17:25AM -0500, Scott McEachern wrote:
On 01/11/13 16:38, Paolo Aglialoro wrote:
sparc64 machine, a neglected typo in fstab while changing a disk mountpoint
and boom! - no boot :(
ed(1) isn't hard to use, but if you haven't used
On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 07:17:25AM -0500, Scott McEachern wrote:
> On 01/11/13 16:38, Paolo Aglialoro wrote:
> >sparc64 machine, a neglected typo in fstab while changing a disk mountpoint
> >and boom! - no boot :(
> >
> >
>
> ed(1) isn't hard to use, but if you haven't used it in a while, as
> esp
On 01/11/13 16:38, Paolo Aglialoro wrote:
sparc64 machine, a neglected typo in fstab while changing a disk mountpoint
and boom! - no boot :(
ed(1) isn't hard to use, but if you haven't used it in a while, as
espie@ said, having another machine handy to hit the man page is
useful. Go play w
I do use ed occasionnally, when I have about no choice.
Specifically, glass console fucked up, no editing working... and no
vi in bsd.rd.
I don't know it very well, and I usually need another system nearby
to refer to the manpage.
I'm not a sysadmin, though.
I don't see any harm in putting vi in
So guys, I perfectly understand (and respect) how much many of you use and
value ed. As much as others have a repulsion for it, but this is not my
point:
I mean, with respect for all viewpoints, I'm far from starting a religion
war on "which is ur fave editor", but just trying to share a view on a
Obvious Troll. blah blah blah..
On Sat, Jan 12, 2013, at 12:04 AM, Christopher Vance wrote:
> You would fail any system administration course I teach.
>
> On 12/01/2013, at 15:34, Carlo Borelli wrote:
>
> > 2013/1/12 Nick Holland
> >
> >> On 01/11/13 16:38, Paolo Aglialoro wrote:
> >> ...
On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 08:13:33AM +0100, Otto Moerbeek wrote:
| On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 07:39:27AM +0100, Paul de Weerd wrote:
|
| > On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 01:34:44AM -0300, Carlo Borelli wrote:
| > | > If you claim to be a unix administrator, learn ed.
| > | >
| > |
| > | Sorry, completely wro
You would fail any system administration course I teach.
On 12/01/2013, at 15:34, Carlo Borelli wrote:
> 2013/1/12 Nick Holland
>
>> On 01/11/13 16:38, Paolo Aglialoro wrote:
>> ...
>>> Btw, how many are really using ed everyday, now in 2013? I believe I'm
>> not
>>> the only one who thinks th
On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 07:39:27AM +0100, Paul de Weerd wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 01:34:44AM -0300, Carlo Borelli wrote:
> | > If you claim to be a unix administrator, learn ed.
> | >
> |
> | Sorry, completely wrong. An unix admin use only vi not wordstar or ed.
>
> You know vi but you do
On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 01:34:44AM -0300, Carlo Borelli wrote:
| > If you claim to be a unix administrator, learn ed.
| >
|
| Sorry, completely wrong. An unix admin use only vi not wordstar or ed.
You know vi but you don't know ed. Right. Know your software and its
history - vi is ed with visua
2013/1/12 Christopher Vance
> You would fail any system administration course I teach.
>
I respect your opinion.
Are you a teacher and not teaching the basic ones? Proudly failing any
course you do.
What else?
Btw, Paolo Aglialoro +1
Registered Linux User #249354
"Ad astra per aspera"
2013/1/12 Nick Holland
> On 01/11/13 16:38, Paolo Aglialoro wrote:
> ...
> > Btw, how many are really using ed everyday, now in 2013? I believe I'm
> not
> > the only one who thinks this. My guess is that vi could be more
> appreciated
> > by most of the user base more than ed.
>
> If you claim t
On 01/11/13 16:38, Paolo Aglialoro wrote:
...
> Btw, how many are really using ed everyday, now in 2013? I believe I'm not
> the only one who thinks this. My guess is that vi could be more appreciated
> by most of the user base more than ed.
If you claim to be a unix administrator, learn ed.
If y
> The only editing available tool in bsd.rd, the infamous ed, made me sweat
> cold with fear not to correctly spell its syntax or do some logic mistake.
> I would have been way more lighthearted if I had vi available.
Actually, vi used to be in the installation media, 15 years ago. Lack of
space c
Hello misc,
there were recently some comments about customizing bsd.rd contents and
making one of own's choice/taste. This reminded me about an unpleasant
situation in which I found myself kinda 2 years ago:
sparc64 machine, a neglected typo in fstab while changing a disk mountpoint
and boom! - n
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