Vi

Quick reference for basic editing in vi

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

i

Esc (the escape key) = exit insert mode

WHEN NOT in insert mode you may use:

write changes. <pre:w (then enter)</pre>

exit vi

:q   (then enter)

exit vi without saving changes.

:q!   (then enter)

Examples of usage...

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

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

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