Vi Problem

Peter_APIIT · 11-24-2007, 02:31 AM

Hello all expert administrator, i have OpenBSD 4.1 installed on my pc.

I have a file where consists of many lines. Therefore, i lazy to look it line by line.

I have read through the manual pages to find a command to go directly to a specific line such as count and line but unsuccessful.

Therefore, i start this thread in order to get some help.

Thanks for your help.

Your help is greatly appreciated by me and others.

jschiwal · 11-24-2007, 03:07 AM

Is it a text file? If so, using less, you can enter the line number and hit "g" or "G". In vim, if you are in the command mode, enter the line number and press the "G" key. In this case it has to be an Upper case G.

If you are looking for a certain pattern, you can enter a "/" and then the pattern. The pattern can be a regular expression. This works in both vim and less.

jlliagre · 11-24-2007, 03:08 AM

Just enter the line number followed by "G".

jschiwal beat me on the line ...

Peter_APIIT · 11-24-2007, 07:17 PM

Thanks a lot. You are all so helpful.