> Am 23.07.2022 um 00:34 schrieb Joe Zeff <j...@zeff.us>:
> 
> On 7/22/22 16:14, Peter Boy wrote:
>> there is a reason why vi remains so popular and widespread among 
>> professional system administrators.
> 
> And that reason is?

The incredibly rich feature set provides an effective processing option for 
(nearly) every administration task, no matter how complex. This is unmatched by 
any other editor included in Fedora.                               


> … and that people writing walkthroughs/HOWTOs should  do so in an 
> editor-agnostic fashion.

I like that idea. On the other hand, hardly any how-to writes with a specific 
editor in mind (e.g. "Press :wq to save and quit) and the mention of a specific 
program name is more of a placeholder that can/must be adapted just like other 
file- oder variable names in the sample code. 

E.G. instead of 

[…]# vi /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/enp1s0.nmconnection

I would have to write

[…]# {YOUR_EDITOR} /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/{IF_NAME}.nmconnection

It’s possible, but is it worth it? The lines are usually too short anyway, 
every letter counts, and it doesn't make it easier to read, and more effort 
with copy & paste.
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