put cursor on found text in less or vi?

[Peter Flynn]

On 25/09/2024 22:10, Paul Smith wrote:
> On Wed, 2024-09-25 at 15:53 -0400, Little Girl wrote:
>> I wouldn't know, because I run screaming from Emacs, Vi, and Vim 
> 
> Huh.  I understand that reaction WRT vi, which is a modal editor and so
> extremely different from a "typical" editor.

I ran screaming from vi for that reason. I left bimodal editing behind 
with TECO. Which I suppose is ironic, given Emacs' origins.

> However, I have no interest in convincing people to change editors as
> they are the quintessential "personal opinion" topic :D

It's worth reading the late and much missed Michael Sperberg-McQueen's 
comments about his criterion for selecting an editor, eg
https://xml.silmaril.ie/software.html#editsel

> The thing I don't like about these videos is they all start with "how
> to install and configure" 

Like recipes which start with 20 screens of reminiscence, details of 
every peripheral concept, and adverts for products you never knew you 
didn't want.

Peter