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Old 06-05-2005, 04:47 PM   #1
nn_sheth
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The "vi" editor


Hello,

I tried this option: "vi file1". File1 opened as a new file and there is no data in the file. I typed in some text and tried to save the file and exit the "vi" editor. But i dont know how to do it. I am trying to use the vi editor similar to the windows textpad or notepad. Can I insert some text and save it and quit the vi editor to go back to the command line?

If yes can you please escort me with the command?

I tried :wq, Control q, and ZZ.

It didnt work, It simply typed in all of this commands in the vi editor.

Thank you so much.
 
Old 06-05-2005, 04:50 PM   #2
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Hi!

Did you do those commands on the command line?. I mean, vi(m) has two modes, insert and command. Press ESC first then ":" then "wq" to write and quit the file. Try running "vimtutor" to have a quick tutorial about using vim

Regards!
 
Old 06-05-2005, 05:01 PM   #3
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Search on google for vi cheat sheets, heres one such result http://www.lagmonster.org/docs/vi.html

When starting off it may be a good idea to print out the most comman commands and have it by your keyboard for quick reference
 
Old 06-05-2005, 05:16 PM   #4
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vim is easier to use than vi, but try gvim too...it's got some buttons and menus to help you.
 
Old 06-05-2005, 05:25 PM   #5
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pico is quick and easy to use.
 
Old 06-06-2005, 11:08 AM   #6
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Funny this should com up. I'm trying to learn linux and was getting ready to set up a home server. I started playing around with vi and had some problems. So I did some digging and came up with a couple good cheatsheets. Here is one that looks pretty good but doesn't cover everything. Then there's this PDF cheat sheet that seems to cover just about anything the newbie could want. Another option is this PDF intro that gets you to write your own cheatsheet.

I printed them all off and will use them in my studying.

F_M
 
Old 06-07-2005, 09:27 PM   #7
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Thanks you very much.

Hello people thank you very much for your replies. I really appreciate it. Actually the only thing i wasnt doing was not pressing ESC key. Now everything is working fine. I wasnt able to do net for a couple of days so it took time to reply. Anyways Thanks so much.
 
  


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