what's the difference between vi and vim? i was on a fresh

>>58352110
vi no longer really exists

vi these days is just a symlink to vim, just like ‘sh’ these days is just a symlink to bash

>>58352113
so, for example, why there is no vimtutor.
i have to do apt-get install vim
and only then i have vimtutor

you'll notice a difference if you try to use vi the same way you use vim. I think some distros come with vi but no vim.

>>58352113
So vi is literally the same as vim or just vim in a basic limited mode?

>>58352113
VI exists on super tiny installs. One that comes to mind is something like openwrt

>>58352113
Not entirely correct. vi launches tiny vim.

>>58352110
ViM = VI Improved