Vi editor

pradeepkoodvalli · 10-05-2006, 12:59 AM

I have 2 questions :
1) How to search a particaular file (say test.txt) from any directory in vi?
2) Is there a command to release ip address in vi?

jlliagre · 10-05-2006, 02:24 AM

These aren't editing commands.
You can run any shell command by using the ":!" prefix.

e.g.

Code:

:!locate test.txt

druuna · 10-05-2006, 02:26 AM

Hi,

I do assume that you are using vim, not vi (most modern distro's use vim):

Question 1:

In command mode do the following:

:! find /path -name "*whatever*" -print This uses find, to use locate:
:! locate whatever

Question 2:

I really don't know what 'releasing an ip address' is supposed to do.
But most commands can be executed from vi(m) using the ! before the command.

Another example: Uniquely sorting lines 31 to 55:
:31,55 ! sort -n

Hope this helps

Wim Sturkenboom · 10-05-2006, 05:41 AM

Maybe TS confuses vi and bash? If so, leave the :! out of the above commands.

pradeepkoodvalli · 10-27-2006, 03:54 AM

Thanks a lot for the first answer.

Releasing the ip address in windows needs to issue a command ipconfig/release in command prompt. This command is used when we go for clean install of new OS (Say installing Win XP over Win 2K ). Is there a command similar to it in Linux?

Thanks
Pradeep

Quote:

Originally Posted by druuna

Hi,

I do assume that you are using vim, not vi (most modern distro's use vim):

Question 1:

In command mode do the following:

:! find /path -name "*whatever*" -print This uses find, to use locate:
:! locate whatever

Question 2:

I really don't know what 'releasing an ip address' is supposed to do.
But most commands can be executed from vi(m) using the ! before the command.

Another example: Uniquely sorting lines 31 to 55:
:31,55 ! sort -n

Hope this helps

jlliagre · 10-27-2006, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pradeepkoodvalli

Releasing the ip address in windows needs to issue a command ipconfig/release in command prompt. This command is used when we go for clean install of new OS (Say installing Win XP over Win 2K ). Is there a command similar to it in Linux?

This having nothing to do with vi, please start a new thread with this question in the linux networking forum.