From: dbe AT wgn DOT net ($Bill Luebkert)
Subject: Re: newbie wants vi
12 Dec 1997 04:45:22 -0800
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To: Rick Moll <rickmoll AT mvp DOT net>
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Rick Moll wrote:
> 
> Sorry for the newbie question, but I've just got the gnu-win32 tools
> installed and I was disappointed that there wasn't any kind of editor.
> I'm totally new to all of this, gnu-win32, my WinNT system, and GNU in
> general.
> 
> I'm completely lost without a vi; what's the easiest way to get one to
> use with the gnu-win32 tools.  I understand that there is a "vim".  Is
> this a vi workalike?  If so where's the easiest place to get it, and
> will it easily port to the gnu-win32 environment?

Try one of these:

http://www.halcyon.com/gvr/vim.html             # win32
ftp://ftp.halcyon.com/local/gvr/vim/            # Win32

http://www.tiac.net/users/cgf/cygvim50h.bin.tar.gz    # VIM 5.0h binary for cygwin32

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