Re: Bash, readline, initial mode with vi line-editing

From: Alan Connor (zzzzzz_at_xxx.yyy)
Date: 05/21/04 

Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 23:24:23 GMT

On 20 May 2004 19:01:20 -0400, Richard T. Kus <richk@panix.com> wrote:
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> In article <Lx7rc.3620$be.2879@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
> Alan Connor <xxxx@yyy.zzz> wrote:

<snip>

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>>I love vi, but the bash vi command-line editing option drove me nuts: I
>>could never be certain what mode I was in, so I use the emacs mode now.
>>
>>The 'emacs' keybindings are much like the traditional Unix ones and therefore
>>more portable, and there's really no way around knowing them because too many
>>applications use them....Just a thought.
>>
>>I wouldn't have Emacs on my box, however.
>>
>>AC
>>
> Which vi are you using? VIM, old vi, or nvi?
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> richk
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Nvi 1.79-19

Why?

Here, I'm using ed.

AC

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