<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[In #openbsd what is called #vi is actually #nvi, and when you install #nvi from ports, it is #nvi2]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>In <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/openbsd" rel="tag">#<span>openbsd</span></a> what is called <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/vi" rel="tag">#<span>vi</span></a> is actually <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/nvi" rel="tag">#<span>nvi</span></a>, and when you install <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/nvi" rel="tag">#<span>nvi</span></a> from ports, it is <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/nvi2" rel="tag">#<span>nvi2</span></a>.<br />To danes with our national characters æøå we need the latter because <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/vi" rel="tag">#<span>vi</span></a> prints two byte hex sequences for æ, ø, or å. <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/vi" rel="tag">#<span>vi</span></a> handles them correctly except for the printing of them.<br /><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/vi" rel="tag">#<span>vi</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/nvi" rel="tag">#<span>nvi</span></a> use the same <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/man" rel="tag">#<span>man</span></a> page.</p><p>Update:<br />On <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/netbsd" rel="tag">#<span>netbsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/vi" rel="tag">#<span>vi</span></a> is also <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/nvi" rel="tag">#<span>nvi</span></a>. Here you must install <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/nvi2" rel="tag">#<span>nvi2</span></a> to get <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/nvi" rel="tag">#<span>nvi</span></a> if you need æ, ø, and å support.</p><p>Best wishes from T. R. Dane (The Real Dane <img src="https://billboard.bsd.cafe/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f609.png?v=a37e9c2d814" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--wink" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=";)" alt="😉" /></p>]]></description><link>https://billboard.bsd.cafe/topic/a38b6954-60d4-49cb-8a1b-26fbc4823dc6/in-openbsd-what-is-called-vi-is-actually-nvi-and-when-you-install-nvi-from-ports-it-is-nvi2</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:43:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://billboard.bsd.cafe/topic/a38b6954-60d4-49cb-8a1b-26fbc4823dc6.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:39:15 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to In #openbsd what is called #vi is actually #nvi, and when you install #nvi from ports, it is #nvi2 on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:39:34 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane">@<span>rl_dane</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/arosano%40mastodon.bsd.cafe">@<span>arosano</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://mast.hpc.social/@ndanes">@<span>ndanes</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://mas.to/@jjannie">@<span>jjannie</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/justine%40snac.smithies.me.uk">@<span>justine</span></a></span> Dane as a programmable agent? Agentic Dane?</p>]]></description><link>https://billboard.bsd.cafe/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/brainofdane/statuses/116336097665798626</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://billboard.bsd.cafe/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/brainofdane/statuses/116336097665798626</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[brainofdane@hachyderm.io]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:39:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to In #openbsd what is called #vi is actually #nvi, and when you install #nvi from ports, it is #nvi2 on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:02:29 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane">@<span>rl_dane</span></a></span> Danes reporting for duty!</p>]]></description><link>https://billboard.bsd.cafe/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/brainofdane/statuses/116335715932088866</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://billboard.bsd.cafe/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/brainofdane/statuses/116335715932088866</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[brainofdane@hachyderm.io]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:02:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to In #openbsd what is called #vi is actually #nvi, and when you install #nvi from ports, it is #nvi2 on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:42:14 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good point for BSDs.<br />On Slackware (and Debian), nvi 1.81.6 is patched (encoding/wide-char fixes), so UTF-8 works fine (æ ø å).<br />]]></description><link>https://billboard.bsd.cafe/post/https://snac.bsd.cafe/r1w1s1/p/1775140934.527716</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://billboard.bsd.cafe/post/https://snac.bsd.cafe/r1w1s1/p/1775140934.527716</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[r1w1s1@snac.bsd.cafe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:42:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to In #openbsd what is called #vi is actually #nvi, and when you install #nvi from ports, it is #nvi2 on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:31:11 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="https://polymaths.social/@rl_dane">@<span>rl_dane</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://mast.hpc.social/@ndanes">@<span>ndanes</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@brainofdane">@<span>brainofdane</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://mas.to/@jjannie">@<span>jjannie</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/justine%40snac.smithies.me.uk">@<span>justine</span></a></span> <br /><img src="https://billboard.bsd.cafe/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f606.png?v=a37e9c2d814" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--laughing" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="😆" alt="😆" /><br />Dane as a token or as a type?</p>]]></description><link>https://billboard.bsd.cafe/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/arosano/statuses/116335592836864419</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://billboard.bsd.cafe/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/arosano/statuses/116335592836864419</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[arosano@mastodon.bsd.cafe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:31:11 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>