The vi family

Polls of Linux users suggest that vi family editors are the most popular. The vi editor is a terminal-based text editor which dates back to 1977. If you&rsquo;re wondering why so many people would choose to use a fifty year old text editor with a notoriously steep initial learning curve, it&rsquo;s because once you learn it, you can be ruthlessly efficient with your editing. There&rsquo;s also the…