Modern shells support command-line editing for efficient recall and correction of commands. Command-line editing is more efficient than using the shell's history mechanism. Shells like KornShell, Bash ...

How come I can rename etc/rc.d/init.d/smartd to smartdx<BR>in a GUI editor like gedit or Kwrite but when I try to use a text editor such as Vi or Vim I get a<BR>Can't make Changes Modifiable turned ...