From: Josef 'Jupp' SCHUGT <jupp@...>
Date: 2003-12-18T03:54:30+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie questions

Hi!

* Daniel Carrera; 2003-12-17, 01:24 UTC:
> On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 05:49:38AM +0900, Daniel Carrera wrote:
> > 
> > It's unly informative if you already know that.  Like GNU or PINE.
> 
> - unly
> + only
> 
> I have no idea why my fingers mixed a "u" and an "o".

Freudian:

only + ugly -> unly

That reminds me of a running gag:

�Hotline, what's your problem?�
�I did start 'six' and now cannot escape from it.�
�'six'?�
�Yes, that editor.�
�Hmm, what do you see on the screen?�
�Nothing except some strange wavy lines on the left.�
�Wavy lines?�
�Yes, like those used for spanish nasal 'n'.�
�Oh, I see. Hit 'Esc' several times.�
�OMG. I broke something, my computer beeps.�
�Calm down. That was just the expected feedback. Now hit uppercase Z
 two times.�
�Oh, great. I am no longer trapped. Thank you. Could you explain what
 did happen?�
�Yes. But it is cheaper for you to read the man page for lowercase
 roman six.�

What does this have to do with the uninformative names?
lowercase roman six reads 'vi'.

For those who don't know the background of that name: The original
Unix editor was 'ed' (it is still available on many Unix systems
and GNU/Linux). Then came an extended ed called 'ex'. To enter it's
fullscreen mode you could enter 'visual' or start it with the name
'vi'. If you accidentally switch vi into ex (line) mode - e.g. by
hitting uppercase Q - you can escape from it entering 'visual'. The
shortest acceptable for 'visual' is - guess what? Yes, 'vi'.

Josef 'Jupp' SCHUGT
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