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Learning the vi and Vim Editors, 7th Edition
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Learning the vi and Vim Editors, 7th Edition

by Arnold Robbins, Elbert Hannah, Linda Lamb
July 2008
Beginner
492 pages
16h
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Problems Getting to Visual Mode

  • While editing in vi , you accidentally end up in the ex editor.

    A Q in the command mode of vi invokes ex. Any time you are in ex, the command vi returns you to the vi editor.

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