The VI editor is a screen-based text editor available on all
Unix computers (and available for all other kinds of computers,
sometimes as ``vim'' rather than ``vi'').
Given that it takes some effort, why bother to learn VI ?
Because......
- sometimes it's the only available editor
- when you log on remotely (ssh) to a Unix host from a Mac or PC,
only a text editor (like VI or emacs or pico)
can be used to edit files in a text-only terminal window
- mouse movements (e.g., menus, highlighting, clicking, scrolling)
slow down the touch-typist. VI requires none
- as mentioned above, VI is the editor sure to be on
every Unix computer in the world
- VI is a very powerful editor for those who learn
more than just the beginner commands, and even more
powerful for those who are familiar with Unix commands.
Download vim for Win XP and Windows 7:
http://www.vim.org/download.php#pc
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