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On 15 Nov 2025 18:48:51 GMT, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:


> I find it takes a lot of munging to get vim to *really* work like vi.
> The one on FreeBSD which I think is technically "nex" is much closer out
> of the box.

:he compatible   has the disclaimer

When this option is set, numerous other options are set to make Vim as
Vi-compatible as possible. 

The Arch vi is the real thing. I've no idea what version it is because 
real vi doesn't do --version or much of anything useful.