Yes, I was referring to :[range]!, :[range]w !, and :[range]r !.
And yes, I guess I meant relative to Emacs. I see it as the main design dichotomy between them.
However, while vim does have built-in features that go against this ideal, they are extraneous features, not a core part of vim. I guess my post was a rant against adding yet another one of those kinds of features that lead it to be used in a way that departs from the unix philosophy even more.
Yes, I was referring to :[range]!, :[range]w !, and :[range]r !.
And yes, I guess I meant relative to Emacs. I see it as the main design dichotomy between them.
However, while vim does have built-in features that go against this ideal, they are extraneous features, not a core part of vim. I guess my post was a rant against adding yet another one of those kinds of features that lead it to be used in a way that departs from the unix philosophy even more.