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.'
You can use any editor you want, but remember that vi vi vi is the text editor of the beast.
Linux is its own worst enemy: it's splintered, it has different distributions, it's too complex to run for most people.
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.
