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Date:      Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:14:44 -0400
From:      Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com>
To:        Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: The question of moving vi to /binHi,
Message-ID:  <4ad871310906252114s29fe9d6dredf47a226a82afaa@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20090626061157.4e846d36.freebsd@edvax.de>
References:  <4A430505.2020909@gmail.com> <200906261033.58894.erich@apsara.com.sg> <20090626045808.fb3b0c8d.freebsd@edvax.de> <200906261203.23172.erich@apsara.com.sg> <20090626061157.4e846d36.freebsd@edvax.de>

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On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Polytropon<freebsd@edvax.de> wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:03:21 +0800, Erich Dollansky <erich@apsara.com.sg> wrote:
>> What kind of editor do you need for rescue? Just edit one or two
>> lines in some config file to allow the full system to start
>> again.
>>
>> Rescue does not need an editor programmers are used to edit their
>> source files.
>
> I won't say anything different. For the usual "maintenance and
> get the damn thing working again" tasks the /rescue editor,
> especially vi, should be enough. Commands are i, a, and :wq.

Don't forget about dd ;)


-- 
Glen Barber



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