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‘vi’ and 'vim' text editors
Notes:
- When typing text, press <ESC> once finished. In case you’re blocked, press also <ESC> before executing commands described below
- both is editors use case sensitive commands
Request | Command |
To quit without saving | Press ‘:’ then enter ‘q!’ |
To quit with saving | Press ‘:’ then enter ‘x’ or ‘wq’ |
Go to top of file | Press ‘:’ then enter ‘0’ |
Go to last line | Press ‘G’ |
Search pattern | Press ‘/’ then enter your search text. Press then ‘n’ for next (forward) or ‘N’ for backward |
Remove current character | Press ‘x’ |
Insert text | Press ‘i’ (press ESC once text completed) |
Insert line | Press ‘o’ for a line below cursor, ‘O’ for a line above cursor (press ESC once text completed) |
Delete a line | Press ‘dd’ |
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