vi
Visual editor
SEE ALSO
For more information, see Chapters 20 and 21. |
Starting vi:
vi -r means display files that can be restored.
view file means run vi in read-only mode.
Colon commands:
:abbrev word means new phrase.
:!cmd means run UNIX cmd in subshell, and then resume vi.
:f means show current line number and filename.
:map c string means map character c to string.
:q! means quit without saving.
:w means write changes to disk.
:w file means save in file.
:wq means write (save changes) and quit.
Format for the following:
:set mode | :set abbreviation | :set mode to off |
:set autoindent | :set ai | :set noai |
:set ignorecase | :set ic | :set noic |
:set number | :set nu | :set ... |
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