{"id":298,"date":"2018-08-15T08:40:54","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T05:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.arcak.net\/?p=278"},"modified":"2018-08-15T11:32:28","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T08:32:28","slug":"vi-editoru-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.arcak.net\/index.php\/2018\/08\/15\/vi-editoru-usage\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Vi Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is the Vi editor?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vi is a Notepad-like tool for editing text files from the command line, widely used in the Linux\/Unix community. Although it was often thought that Unix had been written by this tool, Vi<\/strong> was originally developed by Bill Joy<\/strong> in 1976<\/strong>. (Unix is based on the year 1969<\/strong>.)\u00a0According to my personal experience, I can say that 50% of Linux\/Unix use is Vi. The beginners have bad experience of editor usage and usually cool open source operating systems off when they are not comfortable to use. (The remaining 50% is the use of shell)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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How does Vi work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Works in 3 different modes;<\/p>\n

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  1. VI<\/strong>: The editor starts working in this mode, most of the keys on the keyboard are assigned to specific commands. The ESC<\/strong> key is pressed to return from other modes.<\/li>\n
  2. Inpu<\/strong>t: You must be in VI<\/strong> mode before you switch to this mode. You can toggle by pressing the “:” (colon)<\/strong>, the only exception is to be able to search the status “\/” <\/strong>(forward slash).<\/li>\n
  3. Command: A mode that allows a user to input data into files.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What are the Vi shortcuts?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    If we summarize the shortcuts for three types, we will encounter a table like the following.<\/p>\n

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    • To display the tables correctly on your mobile device, enable the desktop view in your browser.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      Vi<\/strong><\/td>\nInput<\/strong><\/td>\nCommand<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      <\/td>\nESC<\/strong> to exit<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      \"$\u00a0\"$\u00a0\"$\u00a0\"$\u00a0-Cursor keys<\/td>\ni\u00a0<\/strong>– insert<\/td>\n:q\u00a0<\/strong>– Quit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      H J k<\/strong> L –\u00a0Cursor\u00a0keys<\/td>\na\u00a0<\/strong>– append<\/td>\n:q! <\/strong>-Output without saving<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      CTRL-f\u00a0<\/strong>– Move forward on the screen<\/td>\nA\u00a0<\/strong>– Append EOL<\/td>\n:w\u00a0<\/strong>– Write<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      CTRL-b<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0Go back on screen<\/td>\nO<\/strong> – Open line<\/td>\n:Wq<\/strong> – Write and quit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      G\u00a0<\/strong>– Go to end of file<\/td>\nR\u00a0<\/strong>– Replace character<\/td>\n:num\u00a0<\/strong>– Go to line num<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      x\u00a0<\/strong>– Delete character<\/td>\nR<\/strong> – Overwrite<\/td>\n\/str\u00a0<\/strong>– Find str<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      dw<\/strong>\u00a0– Delete word<\/td>\n<\/td>\n:set all\u00a0<\/strong>– vi settings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      dd\u00a0<\/b>–\u00a0Delete line<\/td>\n<\/td>\n:r file<\/strong> – Import file<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      yy\u00a0<\/strong>– Copy line to clipboard<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      D –\u00a0<\/strong>Delete to EOL<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      p <\/strong>– Paste \/ put buffer<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      U\u00a0<\/strong>– Undo last command<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      CTRL-R\u00a0<\/strong>– Redo last undo<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      n\u00a0<\/b>– Find next occurrence of string<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      cw\u00a0<\/b>– Change Word<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      # command<\/strong> – repeat command # times<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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