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Re:GNU Nano 4.0 by lern_too_spel on Sunday March 24, 2019 @12:37PM (#19477227)
Vi is ubiquitous. Vim is not.
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Re:GNU Nano 4.0 by coldtea on Sunday March 24, 2019 @01:47PM (#19477631)
Nope. vi almost doesn't exist. Most distros just use vim in a vi mode (or vim.tiny, same thing).

Just because the command is "vi" to invoke doesn't mean anything.

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Re:GNU Nano 4.0 by tyingq on Sunday March 24, 2019 @03:02PM (#19478077)
"vi almost doesn't exist"

I agree, but if anyone is curious, the source is available and has a BSD style license: http://ex-vi.sourceforge.net

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Re:GNU Nano 4.0 by lern_too_spel on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @07:48PM (#19496977)
Not on the supercomputer clusters I used to use. You're confusing user-centric desktop distros with the tiny userlands available in production systems.

Also, do Macs come with vim?

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Re:GNU Nano 4.0 by geuszb on Sunday March 24, 2019 @12:40PM (#19477246)
Ah yes sorry fixed that
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