Proper vi or vim installation for ssh?

[strav]

As perhaps lots of devs, I find it most usefull to make small changes directly on the server via ssh. While ssh is a fine tool, editing in a old version of Vi can be cumbersome as it dosen't seem to support syntaxic coloration, visual mode, batch undos and several other options that makes Vi or Vim incomparable editors. I think that a little update on vi (make it vim) couldn't hurt.

If you share this opinion, please reply to the present post, give it some weight!

Thanks all,

Strav

[AndrewT]

What server are you on?

[strav]

dns109.gzo.com should be the server name

[AndrewT]

dns109 is associated with cpanel55 (the server). It is running the latest vim-minimal RHE RPM.

[strav]

Well vim minimal shure is minimal. (I'll see how I can get to enable it's main functionnalities) You know there are a few things that come with normal vi or vim that are quite handy that vim-minimal seems to miss. If you have some spare time, installing a complete version of vi on the servers would greatly be appreciated. (And as far as I know, not only by me)

[AndrewT]

Sorry, at this time we'll not be installing the additional vim tools. We receive a lot of requests for additional software and we cannot accomodate them all in a shared environment like this. I've also never received a complaint regarding the current vi(m) installation. Most find it easier to SCP/SFTP the files and modify them on a local machine for any kind of involved modification.

[ZYV]

Well, making small changes to the config files directly via SSH is actually quite handy, but I use "joe" or "nano" for this purpose, and I find that's largely enough. I don't see how you might need the full vim functionality for making small changes. After all, it's not a dev shell box, it's a shared server and if you use SSH, then use it fairly (IMHO).

[AndrewT]

Submit a ticket if you still need vim.