Re: [Mingw-users] vi - how do I get vi?

["Mark Allyn" <mark.allyn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Earnie -

Thanks very much. I'll try it and let you know.

Mark
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From: "Earnie" <earnie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "MinGW Users List" <mingw-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] vi - how do I get vi?


> Mark Allyn wrote:
>>  Hi everyone,
>>
>>  I am brand-new to msys/mingw.  I am trying to use vi command, but it
>>  is not available as exe file in my msys /bin directory.  How do I
>>  obtain the file?
>>
>>  Sorry for such a dumb question..
>>
>
> I googled for ``vi for mingw'' which led me to
> https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=46827 which
> contains ``* The vi editor was moved to the MSYS DTK.''
>
> However, I suggest using gvim from http://www.vim.org which is the
> source for the MSYS vi and create an alias in your .profile ``alias
> vi='start /path/to/vim/gvim'''.
>
> Earnie
>
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