showerthoughts·Showerthoughtsbysquirrel Vim is the original escape roomView original on discuss.tchncs.de169Comments20
mmumblerfish replylemmy.world3Hide 3 repliesYeah, I don't get why the meme is about vim instead of ed. https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.html8
mmvirts replylemmy.worldI think escaping ed is easier than vi, although using it is completely different.3
sstockRot replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyI've been using Linux as a desktop for over a decade and have never heard of ed before. I'm assuming that its general lack of popularity is why no one talks about it1
Possibly linux replylemmy.ziped is much older than Linux. I'm surprised you haven't at least heard of it. I found about about it though the old AT&T Unix tapes1
ᛒᛚᚢᛖᛇᚦᛖᚱ (BlueÆther) no.lastname.nz1Hide 1 replyThat would imply that there is a way out with out using the power reset button...9
I need this as a poster on my wall
Yes but have you tried quitting vim's "easy mode"?
:q! Before you save any other nonsense
Nah, ikea is the original escape room.
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That's Sweden
I see you haven't used ed.
Yeah, I don't get why the meme is about vim instead of ed. https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.html
I think escaping ed is easier than vi, although using it is completely different.
I've been using Linux as a desktop for over a decade and have never heard of ed before. I'm assuming that its general lack of popularity is why no one talks about it
ed is much older than Linux. I'm surprised you haven't at least heard of it. I found about about it though the old AT&T Unix tapes
That would imply that there is a way out with out using the power reset button...
Does vim have this?
Yes.
https://turnoff.us/geek/escape-room/
What about vi?
My favorite!
Impossible
What about
ed? Or TECO?