From: Mike Jones on
Responding to Chick Tower:

> On 2010-01-13, Mike Jones <Not(a)Arizona.Bay> wrote:
>>
>> The downside is that I now have to figure out sed to do the config
>> tweaks from scripted input.
>>
>>
> If you want to be "lazy", you could use vim in a script to modify files.
> See 'man ex' for details. It actually brings up vim's man page, but ex
> mode is what I'm referring to.


You missed my "I hate Vim!" thread where I outlined an as yet
unrecognised condition I've identified as "Vim-lexia" then, I take it? ;)

(FWIW, one of the first things I do with my SlackMods is nuke the Vi
binary and replace it with a symlink to Nano.)

Sed is at least looking as if its only going to be like hammering /one/
nail through my head...

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From: notbob on
On 2010-01-14, Mike Jones <Not(a)Arizona.Bay> wrote:

> You missed my "I hate Vim!" thread.....

Perhaps. I'd be glad to start a new one.

"vi, the heart of evil!" --notbob

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