Re: Semi-OT: Vi Question/Need
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:46:54 +0000
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Sorry about that. I had rather assumed that once we we talking about text editors the discussion had moved on from Unix, so I was puzzled at the claim that a Unix command line utility was more widely available than a multi-platform text editor. Glad we got that one cleared up. Of course in the context of Unix/Linux and default installations, NS is quite right to say that cut is more widely available than Vim. I would think the *n*x distributions without it must be in the minority these days though, and one is usually a synonym for the other (and in any case :%s/\(.\{72\}\)\(.*\)/\1 will work in either, if I've typed that right on my iPad, which has Vim but not the ability to copy and paste commands from it).
William
On 19 Mar 2013, at 12:10, "Christopher.Taylor2_at_parallon.net" <Christopher.Taylor2_at_parallon.net> wrote:
and the conversation just devolved into amorphous goo sucking the rest of the list members into its wake of destruction...
Waiting for the inevitable Nazi reference...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law
Chris
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Subject: Re: Semi-OT: Vi Question/Need
Well, I said *n*x. Which means most definitely not Windows. Of course you can install vim on Windows, but did it come with it? I think not. Also if you bother to check, you'll find cut in Solaris and Linux. And more than likely on the Mac as well - assuming it is relatively new. I suggest you check how long I've been using Unix before you decide to embark on the "let's discredit the wog"caper. Is that clear or do I have to use smaller words?
-- Cheers Nuno Souto dbvision_at_iinet.net.au On 19/03/2013 6:27 PM, William Robertson wrote:Received on Tue Mar 19 2013 - 20:46:54 CET
> I don't appear to have a cut utility on my Windows desktop (which is where
> I use SQL*Plus). I do however have Vim, which is also on our Solaris and
> Linux servers as well as at home on my Mac. Also the solution I gave will
> work in classic vi.
> William Robertson
>
>
> On 19 Mar 2013, at 00:49, Nuno Souto <dbvision_at_iinet.net.au> wrote:
>
> No. cut is part of the Unix standard distro and is installed by default
> everywhere *n*x including Linux.
> vim is installed in many Linux distros but is not part of standard Unix.
> Of course, it can be installed.
> My point is that it is NOT part of the standard install. As such, one
> cannot rely on it being always present.
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