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A “new” file pager: view
I, like most people I know, adore the file pager less. However, for whatever inconceivable reason, new UNIX systems (Linux doesn’t count here!) virtually never come with less. So… what to do when less...
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Text Editors
Over at Hoff’s Blog, he recently discussed some thoughts he had about text editors. However, it was in the comments where I learned why TECO is so unstable on OpenVMS for Itanium. You wouldn’t think...
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Why you should know vi
I won’t make any excuses; I love vi. Folks at The Register called vi Bill Joy’s greatest gift to mankind (who am I to argue?) However, being able to use vi well goes beyond whether you like it or not....
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UNIX text pagers: more (or less)?
During your work on a system, you’ll often want to page through a document or some output. Aside from the pagers more and less and view, there really are no other ubiquitous options. There are other...
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Configuring the Bash Shell (and Korn Shell) to Permanently Use vi-mode Editing
The GNU bash shell, as one might expect, uses Emacs key bindings to perform history and editing in the shell. Vi key bindings are available, and can be set with this standard command (just like in...
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