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LinuxCNC vs Traditional Ex - Vi editor

A side-by-side look at LinuxCNC and Traditional Ex - Vi editor. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

LinuxCNC

LinuxCNC

System & Hardware

LinuxCNC is an open source software system for computer control of machines such as milling machines, lathes, plasma cutters, robots, and more. It can control up to 9 axes of motion with sub-micrometer resolution.

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Traditional Ex - Vi editor

Traditional Ex - Vi editor

Development

The vi editor (short for visual editor) is a classic, ubiquitous text editor common to Unix-like systems. It has a modal, command-based interface, and supports extensive key bindings and scripting. It excels at text editing productivity once the user knows the commands.

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