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# 120  
Old 01-01-2007
If you are a UNIX admin, vi is always a must. Smilie
# 121  
Old 01-11-2007
There's more than one editor? ;)
VI - knowing it well almost makes you feel bi-lingual!!
# 122  
Old 02-12-2007
I use Vi in Unix .
I also use Textpad than Notepad , It has lot of featur Smilie es
# 123  
Old 02-16-2007
I use nano on my Linux machines and UltraEdit in windows.
I much prefer to spend my time with BBEdit in OS X.
Last edited by reborg; 02-16-2007 at 05:32 PM..
# 124  
Old 02-21-2007
I use vi. It is intuitive after a few years...
# 125  
Old 03-21-2007
I'm on a mac, and I use Textmate. Love it.
# 126  
Old 03-23-2007
as a newbie to unix, i use vi (i finally discovered emacs:-). However, in my company, the vi editor is all dark black while on my solaris laptop it is all white background. Is it a legitimate question to wonder why or am i having too much wine?:-)
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