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TextWrangler vs Traditional Ex - Vi editor

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

TextWrangler

TextWrangler

Development

TextWrangler is a free text and code editor for macOS. It features syntax highlighting, search and replace, automatic indentation, and support for editing multiple files and documents.

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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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