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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 content levelBeginner
492 pages
16h
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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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

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