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VI EDITOR

VI EDITOR . University of Mississippi. Vi Editor. What is Vi ? Vi is a screen based editor. The screen of your terminal will act as a window into the file you are editing. Most commands to Vi move the cursor around the file . Faster (than pico ) for those who can type

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VI EDITOR

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  1. VI EDITOR University of Mississippi

  2. Vi Editor • What is Vi ? • Vi is a screen based editor. • The screen of your terminal will act as a window into the file you are editing. • Most commands to Vi move the cursor around the file. • Faster (than pico) for those who can type • Available standard on most Unix systems

  3. Vi Editor • Starting the Vi editor • vi lets you create new files or edit existing files. • Command to start Vi : vi • Open existing (or create new) file in vi: vi example1

  4. Vi Editor • Modes of Operation • Command Mode Allows the entry of commands to manipulate text Commands are usually one or two characters long • Insert Mode Puts anything you type on the keyboard into the current file

  5. Vi Editor • Modes of Operation • Command Mode Allows the entry of commands to manipulate text Commands are usually one or two characters long • Insert Mode Puts anything you type on the keyboard into the current file

  6. Vi Editor • Vi starts in command mode by default • Most commonly used commands to get into insert mode are a and i • Once in insert mode, you get out of it by hitting the Esc key

  7. Vi Editor • From within vi: Hit i key to enter edit Insert Mode Type This is EASY. Then hit the escape key, for Command Mode

  8. Vi Editor • Saving files and exiting the Vi editor • :qQuit the editor • :q!Quit the editor without saving the changes to the file. • :w Save the file you are editing • ZZThe editing buffer is written to the file only if any changes were made. • :wq :- Same effect as ZZ

  9. To ensure you are in command mode: Hit the Esc key twice. To save your file: Type :w to write (save) the file. To save your file under a different name: Type :w example2 To save your file and quite: Type :wq

  10. Vi Editor • How to type commands in command mode [count] command [where] count : Its a number where : Specifies how many lines or how much of the document the command affects. It can also be any command that moves the cursor.

  11. Vi Editor • Moving from Command to Insert Mode • a Enter insert mode; the characters typed will be inserted after the current cursor position. If a count is specified, then the inserted text will be repeated that many times • i Enter insert mode, the characters typed will be inserted before the current cursor position. If a count is specified, the inserted text will be repeated that many times o Enter insert mode; will start a new line beneath current line.

  12. Vi Editor • Moving the cursor, in Command Mode h move cursor to the left l move cursor to the right j move cursor up k move cursor down Use vi to edit example2 to have these 2 lines:This is not hard.This is VERY easy.This is not hard at all.

  13. Vi Editor • Some simple Vi Commands • r replace one character under the cursor. Specify count to replace that many characters. • R Starting from the current cursor position, replace the characters with the one typed on the keyboard • x Delete character under the cursor. Count specifies how many characters to delete Practice these commands to further edit example2

  14. Vi Editor • Cutting text • d^ Deletes from current cursor position to the beginning of the line • d$ Deletes from current cursor position to the end of the line • Dw Deletes from current cursor position to the end of the word • dd Deletes one line from current cursor position. Specify count to delete many lines.

  15. Vi Editor • Yanking and Pasting • yl yank a single character. Specify count to yank more characters • yw yank a single word. Specify count to yank more words • yy yank a single line. Specify count to yank more lines • p paste the text that was either deleted or yanked previously m mark the current line

  16. Practice Yanking, Deleting, and Pasting Lines of Text Use vi to create a new file: example3, with these lines: One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine ten Then, from command mode, enter :wqto save the file

  17. Vi Editor • To go to a specific line in the file :linenumber • To go to the last line in the file :G • String Search • /[pattern] : search forward for the pattern • ?[pattern] : search backward for the pattern • To undo the last command: • u

  18. More practice Use vi to edit existing file: example3 …

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