[oi-dev] Shipping the nano editor alongside with vi

[Chris]

On 2021-01-11 08:23, Hung Nguyen Gia via oi-dev wrote:
> I know how to install nano, sir.
> 
...
> 
> I can't deal with vi at all. Not the modern VIM let alone your old vi.
> 
> Without nano, I can't do text editing.
> 
> Yes, vi is historically part of any Unix. But at least, on FreeBSD, they 
> have a
> fallback, the ee editor, included by default.
While vim(1) is my "goto" editor, and vi(1) really isn't difficult. My 
frustration
comes in the fact that each OS implements a different version, with different
keyboard macros. Which quickly made ee(1) my goto when I was working in a
"constrained" env (like dropping to single-user), and just needed to make 
some
simple edit(s). BTW I'm the maintainer for ee(1) on FreeBSD. ;-)

> 
> It's basically what I'm asking for.
IMHO ee/nano doesn't seem an unreasonable request as an addition to $BASE.
ee(1) weighs in at 1k. I don't use nano, so am unsure of it's exact size.

But I don't have a commit bit on OI so am only to express an opinion. :-)

--Chris

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