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Subject: Re: Python (was Re: I did not inhale)
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2024 09:06:51 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 22:25:53 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> boringly babbled:
>On Sat, 14 Sep 2024 19:10:06 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>
>> $ man vim | grep -i binary
>> 
>>        -b          Binary mode.  A few options will be set that makes it
>>        possible to edit a binary or executable file.
>
>Wow, a special mode just to edit binary files, when Emacs can do it in
>its regular mode.

The 1980s phoned, they want their editor wars back.

>It just sets a bunch of options to minimize the chance of screwing up
>the file in ways you don’t want. Apart from that, it’s still editing
>it as a text file.

Any sane person uses a dedicated hex editor to edit binary files, not vim
or emacs.