Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux

Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

On Tue, 19 Nov 2024 19:30:32 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
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... my fingers speak [vi/vim] well enough
that if I'm trying to move down the screen in other editors a string of
"j"s appear on the screen.

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The vi/vim apps I’ve used also support the arrow keys, like modern
programs.
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For sheer economy of keystrokes, vi(m) is hard to beat.

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Moving around after inserting text requires n + 1 keystrokes: 1 to exit
insert mode, and n to move around. Editors which don’t have a separate
insert mode can do n moves with just n keystrokes.

With vim, you can be in insert mode and still move around with the arrow keys.

/usr/share/vim/vim91/doc/ contains about 11 megs o' text help files.

Actually, one problem with vim is tooooo many ways to do things. :-)

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