vi commands
Hello
I'm running ubuntu on my laptop. I'm using vi to edit large files. What command do I use in vi to cut blocks of the file and output them as a separate files? Gzilla |
Hi,
In command mode: linenumber,linenumber w filename I.e: 6,10 w outfile will save lines 6 to 10 to a file called outfile. Hope this helps. |
With vi running in two consoles, cut or copy from one and paste into the other.
highlight the text to cut/copy ctrl+x to cut ctrl+c to copy ctrl+v to paste You can also run vimtutor for a tutorial on using vim. |
If you demand vi feeling, I strongly recommend vim instead of plain vi.
It offers a visual mode that is quite powerful and works really intuitive! Having done so, it goes like this: * Press v to enter visual mode or V to enter visual line mode (you'll see the difference) * make your selection using hjkl or cursor keys * press x to cut your selection into the the "clipboard" (register in vi terminology) or y to copy it instead (This exits visual mode) Here you are unclear in what you want to do: Do you want to write these blocks to newly-created files, or do you want to paste them into other files? * You paste your copied or cut block of text with p If you want a selected region to be saved in a seperate file, do this: * With your selected region still active type : to enter command mode * Type w new-file-name.txt It will look like this: :'<,'>w new-file-name.txt This means, your currently selected region will be written into new-file-name.txt ~ fabian |
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why do people stil use vi when ther are other easy to use editors like nano , emacs etc? i find it really difficult to use :scratch: .. is there anything special about vi ??
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Vi/vim has the smallest memory footprint of editors, and it is present in just about every system.
Vim/emacs is an even older flamewar within the community than KDE/Gnome. Each side has its pros and cons. Vim does take some getting used to, but it is super powerful. It is the only editor I have needed. Peace, JimBass |
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As for the original question, he's got answers enough already. Personally, I use m instead of visual mode (mostly because some of my systems don't have vim and probably never will). Code:
ma2}:'a,.w newfile^M (Note, the above starts at the current line, and writes two paragraphs to the newfile the ^M stands for the <ENTER> key) As more detailed explanation. Code:
m[ark point] a |
vi command
Hey y'all,
Tanx. Your responses have been very helpful. I like vi because it pretty easy to use. There are probably countless better editors available, but vi suits me fine. Tanx again guys. Mucho obliged. Astalavista. Gzilla:newbie: :D |
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