When in doubt, parenthesize. At the very least it will let some poor schmuck bounce on the % key in vi.
The fundamental problem with vi is that it doesn't have a mouse and therefore you've got all these commands.
I think the major good idea in Unix was its clean and simple interface: open, close, read, and write.
Blame me for having to type the backslash in DOS.
Why can't you summon a command line and search your real-world home for 'Honda car keys,' and specify rooms in your house to search instead of folders or paths in your computer's home directory? It's a crippling design flaw in the real-world interface.
I define UNIX as 30 definitions of regular expressions living under one roof.
Just don't create a file called '-rf.'
Linux is its own worst enemy: it's splintered, it has different distributions, it's too complex to run for most people.
You can use any editor you want, but remember that vi vi vi is the text editor of the beast.
The computer would do anything you programmed it to do.
We all love Linux, but it's also a fact that some people might not be able to migrate.
