 | Level: Intermediate Tim McIntire (tm@timmcintire.net), Consultant, Freelance Writer
07 Nov 2006 The vi text editor might seem counterintuitive to new users but, make no mistake, there is a good reason this 30-year old tool is still widely used by many of the best developers in the world. The vi text editor separates operations into insert mode and command mode, which gives you ultrafast access to key commands that can edit, insert, and move text in on-the-fly, user-defined segments.
In this tutorial
- Introducing vi
- Navigating in vi
- Inserting and editing in vi
- Getting fancy
Prerequisites
You need a basic understanding of the command line for this tutorial. You should understand what files and directories are and be able to log in to your account on a UNIX®-like operating system.
System requirements
Access to a user account on any computer running any UNIX-like operating system is all you need to complete this tutorial. UNIX-like operating systems include the IBM® AIX® operating system, Linux®, Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), Mac OS® X (using Terminal to access the command line), and many others.
Duration
2 hours
Formats html, pdf
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