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From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: Please help on cut and paste in vi editor
Message-ID: <5022@vidiot.UUCP>
Date: 4 Mar 93 02:24:09 GMT
References: <1n0cao$27q@spool.mu.edu> <5018@vidiot.UUCP> <1n2gvc$crn@spool.mu.edu>
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout
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In article <1n2gvc$crn@spool.mu.edu> anis@spiff.eece.mu.edu (Anis Rahman) writes:
<In article <5018@vidiot.UUCP> brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) writes:
<>
<>This newsgroup is not the place to try and learn how to use vi, or any text
<>editor.
<>
<
< But to post meaningless replies like this one 8-), eh?
See below.
<>The key to the learning process is RTFM.
<>
<
< Some people think the best way of learning is SQ3R.
<
<>There are many books available on using vi. There should be some sections
<>on vi with your Unix operating system. Check you local computer book store,
<>they should have something.
<
< Thanks for your advice, Mr. V idiot. But lesser of this kind of
< advice you offer to people on the net is better for its health,
< and yours too. Regards,
I'm being realistic. The net is not a place to conduct training sessions on
how to use programs like vi. This is not an instant reaction exchange of
information. It takes time to get responses. It eats up bandwidth. If you
want to learn how to use a program, you find a book. You don't ask the net.
The questions asked were beginner questions, best learned from a book, or having
a co-worker sitting down next to you teaching you the ins and outs of vi.
The net is a great place for asking those questions about a program that you
just can't find in a book. The real deep-seated kind that just rack your
brain.
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