Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!mtunx!whuts!homxb!mhuxu!aluxs!aluxp!nagy From: nagy@aluxp.UUCP (Jeffrey J. Nagy) Newsgroups: comp.text Subject: Re: VI editor for DOS ? Message-ID: <970@aluxp.UUCP> Date: 22 Jun 88 20:14:25 GMT References: <780004@hpcea.CE.HP.COM> Reply-To: nagy@aluxp.UUCP (52275-nagy, jeffrey j) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ Lines: 22 In article <780004@hpcea.CE.HP.COM> markb@hpcea.CE.HP.COM (Mark Biasotti) writes: > >Is anyone aware of a "vi" type of editor for DOS based products? If >such a product does not exist, what existing DOS based editor comes >closest to vi? > >The reason I ask is because I like, and have become productive with, >the vi editor. I'm now having to investigate DOS applications and >don't like the "edlin" line editor. There is good Public Domain version of VI available for MSDOS machines which was posted to comp.binaries.ibm.pc about 3-6 months ago. I have a copy of it if you would like to try it before you go with one of the more complete commercial versions of VI. I have used VI for many years on UNIX systems and feel that this public domain version is very adequate for most editing jobs. It doesn't include the ex line editor commands. If you use these commands often I suggest you go with one of the commercial versions. If you are interested in trying it, I can mail it to you.