Vi

Quick reference for basic editing in vi

i

= go into insert mode, here you may use arrows to navigate text, and edit it with the keyboard as normal.

Esc (the escape key) = exit insert mode

WHEN NOT in insert mode you may use: <pre:w</pre> (then enter) = write changes.

:q

(then enter) = exit vi

:q!

(then enter) = exit vi without saving changes.

Examples of usage...

[root@localhost ~]# vi /README.txt

i
This is my first readme file, wrote with vi!
Esc
:w
:q

[root@localhost ~]# cat /README.txt
this is my first readme file, wrote with vi!