Learning the vi and Vim Editors, 7th Edition

Chapter 4. Beyond the Basics

You have already been introduced to the basic vi editing commands, i, a, c, d, and y. This chapter expands on what you already know about editing. It covers:

• Descriptions of additional editing facilities, with a review of the general command form

• Additional ways to enter vi

• Making use of buffers that store yanks and deletions

• Marking your place in a file