vi delete empty line?

Junior_DBA · 09-11-2008, 04:53 AM

Hi! Nebie question. How can i delete an empty line vi?

I used ctrl+d but with out success

tredegar · 09-11-2008, 05:00 AM

Quote:

I used ctrl+d but with out success

Why ctrl+d ?
dd is what you want.
And read a vi tutorial.

RMLinux · 09-11-2008, 05:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Junior_DBA

Hi! Nebie question. How can i delete an empty line vi?

I used ctrl+d but with out success

1. put your cursor on the empty line
2. press ESC to make sure you are in the command mode.
3. then press "dd" to delete the current line.

farslayer · 09-11-2008, 07:50 AM

You may find these cheat sheets helpful in learning vi.

http://www.viemu.com/a_vi_vim_graphi..._tutorial.html

trickykid · 09-11-2008, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tredegar

And read a vi tutorial.

Just telling someone who's fairly new to just go read a tutorial isn't very helpful. At least link to one if you're gonna tell them such things..

lleb · 09-11-2008, 03:21 PM

http://www.cbu.edu/ietc/faq/vifaq.html

that is a good basic set of VI commands.