std-unix@ut-sally.UUCP (Moderator, John Quarterman) (01/08/87)
From: seismo!harvard!gsg!lew (Paul Lew) Date: Mon, 29 Dec 86 09:56:05 est I am not sure it is good idea to assume that no one will not invoke "vi" inside application programs or shell scripts. For example, there is an application program callable interface defined for EDT under VMS, maybe someone should think about this idea for vi under Unix? Volume-Number: Volume 9, Number 8
std-unix@ut-sally.UUCP (Moderator, John Quarterman) (01/15/87)
From: lazear@mitre-gateway.arpa (Walt Lazear)
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 87 21:59:04 EST
The Berkeley Mail program used to construct this message calls
"vi" from within. Then again, ANY program ca be caled from within
another program, via the "exec*" system call, so what's the big
deal about "vi"???
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Volume-Number: Volume 9, Number 17std-unix@ut-sally.UUCP (01/28/87)
From: kimcm@olamb.UUCP (Kim Chr. Madsen) Date: 19 Jan 87 12:47:59 GMT Organization: AmbraSoft A/S (Denmark) > The Berkeley Mail program used to construct this message calls > "vi" from within. Then again, ANY program ca be caled from within > another program, via the "exec*" system call, so what's the big > deal about "vi"??? What's the big deal about "vi", well for one thing it's standard! You don't find a UNIX system delivered without at least three editors: ed - Common campground for computer travellers. ex - EXpanded Ed(itor). vi - VIsual Ex. Whenever a program needs to call an editor it often searches for the environment variable $EDITOR and if defined exec* the editor defined here. If not defined it will search for a default editor (usually vi - since it's the most user friendly of the three standard editors). Kim Chr. Madsen Volume-Number: Volume 9, Number 26
std-unix@ut-sally.UUCP (02/03/87)
Actually, every Unix has four editors. You forgot 'sed'.
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