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1359 Vi Editor
- 2. The vi editor (short for visual editor) is a screen editor which is available on almost all Unix systems. vi is a text editor, not a “WYSIWYG" word processor vi has no menus but instead uses combinations of keystrokes in order to accomplish commands.
- 3. Lets you add, change, and delete text but does not provide such formatting capabilities as centering lines or indenting paragraphs. Can be used from any type of terminal
- 4. At the Unix prompt type vi followed by a file name. vi filename Then hit Return . You will see a screen similar to the one below which shows blank lines with tildes and the name and status of the file. ~ ~ "myfile" [New file]
- 7. Command mode Insert mode
- 8. In command mode, the letters of the keyboard perform editing functions. Press escape <Esc> key to enter in command mode. In insert mode, the letters you type form words and sentences. Press the alphabet i to enter in insert mode.
- 10. KEY h j k l CURSOR MOVEMENT left one space down one line up one line right one space
- 11. x delete character dw delete word dd delete line cw replace a word J join succeeding line to current cursor line u undo last change
- 12. w Forward word by word b Backward word by word $ To end of line 0 To beginning of line H to top line of screen M to middle line of screen L to last line of screen G to last line of file
- 13. 1G to first line of file <Control>f scroll forward one screen <Control>b scroll backward one screen <Control>d scroll down one-half screen <Control>u scroll up one-half screen
- 14. :q or ZZ save file and then quit :w save file :q! discard changes and quit file :q quit
- 15. SOME EXAMPLES
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