Tip: How to make "vi" a little bit friendlier!

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Tip: How to make "vi" a little bit friendlier!

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There is a collection of scripts called "Cream" which will change vi's behaviour so that it behaves according to IBM's "Common User Access" specifications everyone is so used to ...

Here is an article that explains it all:
http://applications.linux.com/applicati ... =13&tid=47

IBM's "CUA" specifications:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_User_Access
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