A simple overview of the Vi versions included on the CDs of free Unix distributions:
NOTE: The editors "ae", "ted", and "emacs" are listed also as they all have "vi modes".
Please help me with compiling the data for this table as I do not have all distributions (especially not the old ones ;-). Thanks!
Word | Definition |
Binary/Default | The programs gets installed by default with the minimal system. |
Contrib | The program is shipped as a package - but within a separate package tree. |
Package | The program is provided with special files that allow an easy installation. There is a maintainer of the package who is taking care that the package installs well. |
Source | The program is provided with complete source, but it is not "packaged" yet. You need to know how to install this program yourself by reading the info provided with the source files. This is a do-it-yourself program. |
DistName viclone binaries/package/sources? Version Date +Version ============= ===== ======== ========================= FreeBSD 4.0 [990820] 4.0-CURRENT . no elvis 4.0-CURRENT . nvi-1.79 4.0-CURRENT . vile-8.2 4.0-CURRENT . vim-5.4.33 NetBSD 1.4.2 1.4.2 000321 nvi-1.79 OpenBSD 2.1 970702 nvi-1.79 2.1 970702 vim-4.5, 2.2 971204 nvi-1.79 2.3 980519 nvi-1.79 2.4 981201 nvi-1.79 DistName viclone binary package source Version &Date &Version ============= ======== ========================= Linux Debian Debian 2.0r3 ?????? ae-9602 binary package Debian 2.0r3 ?????? elvis [not included] Debian 2.0r3 ?????? emacs-19.34 package Debian 2.0r3 ?????? emacs-20.4 package Debian 2.0r3 ?????? nvi-1.79 binary package Debian 2.0r3 ?????? ted [not included] Debian 2.0r3 ?????? vile [not included] Debian 2.0r3 ?????? vim-5.0 package source Debian 2.0r3 ?????? vim-5.3 "unstable" Linux Mandrake ... Linux RedHat Linux RedHat 6.0 vim-5.3 6.1 vim-5.6.12 6.2 ??? Linux SuSE 5.3 vim-5.3 5.3 vim-4.6 and gvim-4.5 6.x ??? 7.2 ???Note: The "default Vi" on these Unixes are as follows:
Debian nvi FreeBSD nvi NetBSD nvi OpenBSD nvi RedHat-5.3 vim SuSe vim
Debian-2.0 George R. YoungDebian-2.0r3 J.H.M. Dassen FreeBSD Josh Howard FreeBSD Christian Weisgerber FreeBSD and MP-RAS Gabor NetBSD Brad Thompson RedHat Randall W. Hron RedHat Zdenek Pytela