Difference between revisions of "Vi"
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| − | go into insert mode, here you may use arrows to navigate text, and edit it with the keyboard as normal | + | go into insert mode, here you may use arrows to navigate text, and edit it with the keyboard as normal: |
<pre>i</pre> | <pre>i</pre> | ||
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WHEN NOT in insert mode you may use: | WHEN NOT in insert mode you may use: | ||
| − | write changes | + | write changes: |
<pre:w (then enter)</pre> | <pre:w (then enter)</pre> | ||
| − | exit vi | + | exit vi: |
<pre>:q (then enter)</pre> | <pre>:q (then enter)</pre> | ||
| − | exit vi without saving changes | + | exit vi without saving changes: |
<pre>:q! (then enter)</pre> | <pre>:q! (then enter)</pre> | ||
| − | + | Example of usage... | |
<pre>[root@localhost ~]# vi /README.txt</pre> | <pre>[root@localhost ~]# vi /README.txt</pre> | ||
Revision as of 03:56, 11 April 2015
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)
Example 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!
