Learning the vi editor

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This book aims to teach you how to use the vi
editor, common to many Unix and Unix-like operating systems.
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"Learning_the_vi_editor" [New file].

The above text is a little example of how the vi editor's screen looks.

[edit] Contents

A printable version of Learning the vi editor is available. 304 kb (edit it)

A PDF version of Learning the vi editor is available. 637 kB, 82 pages (info)

• Getting acquainted (Jan 11, 2005)
• Basic tasks (Jan 11, 2005)
• Making your work easier (Jan 11, 2005)
• Advanced tasks (Jan 11, 2005)
• Details (Jan 11, 2005)
• Vi clones (Feb 7, 2005)
  • Vim (Feb 7, 2005)
    • Basic navigation (Nov 1, 2006)
    • Modes (Nov 1, 2006)
    • Tips and Tricks (Nov 1, 2006)
    • Useful things for programmers to know (Nov 1, 2006)
    • Enhancing Vim (Nov 1, 2006)
    • Vim on Windows (June 1, 2008)
    • VimL Script language (Nov 1, 2006)
  • vile (May 28, 2006, just a stub)
  • BusyBox vi (May 28, 2006, just a stub)
• vi Reference (Nov 7, 2005)

[edit] Other sources of information:

Wikipedia has related information at Vi

• http://www.texteditors.org
• http://thomer.com/vi/vi.html
• An introduction to the vi editor
• Functions of VI editor
• vi Editor Basics