"
If you get in touch with them you should read the :help
files of your vi editor at least for the next two hours in an effort to save your soul."
Bah humbug!
I tried this on my Solaris vi editor, a true model of elegance and simplicity. (I wrote this text)
:help
help: Not an editor command
OK, let's try it on an
IRIX64 (version 6.5)
box. Same same. What about
Compa^WDigital^W
DEC^W
OSF/1? Same same same same!
Hmmm. Looks like the simplicity, beauty and functionality of the one true vi editor excludes divine :help.
Now hit C-h C-h C-h or C-h i and rejoice!