[Info-vax] CLI editing, was: Re: VMS - Virtual Terminals - A security risk way back yonder OR was that an Old Wives Tale ?

[Simon Clubley]

On 2016-02-12, Hein RMS van den Heuvel <heinvandenheuvel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The other thing Windows is also infinitely
> better than OpenVMS is for command line recall and editing. As much as
> I love OpenVMS and DCL, the command line editing is a lame joke in
> DCL.

If you think Windows CLI editing is better than VMS (and it is), then try
bash on Linux. It leaves Windows standing in the dust.

> Shameful, hurtful, NIH syndrome. "we know what's good for you".. no
> you don't.
>

I have expressed my opinions _many_ times on this in comp.os.vms and even
submitted formal enhancement requests in the past (with no response to
the latter).

Simon.

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