An Embarrassment of Riches: Editors - Java Application Development on Linux - page 33

Chapter 2

An Embarrassment of Riches:
Editors

Here the joys of creating and changing text files are introduced, the rudiments
of the venerable vi editor are presented, and the power of text is exalted.

2.1 W HAT Y OU W ILL L EARN

Readers are encouraged, but not required, to plumb the depths of vi . Other
text editor choices are briefly covered.
Remember our recommendation: If you learn only one shell, learn bash .
If you learn only one editor, learn vi . Some basic shell scripting will go a long
way to eliminating mundane, repetitive tasks. Some basic vi editing will let you
do things much faster than you can with GUI editors.

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