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Jimbo: Reverted edits by 206.182.164.29 (Talk); changed back to last version by Jimbo

2009-04-30T13:00:40Z

Reverted edits by 206.182.164.29 (Talk); changed back to last version by Jimbo

2009-04-30T09:49:32Z

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Reverted edits by 217.72.199.106 (Talk); changed back to last version by Jimbo

2007-09-04T21:36:10Z

Command Mode

2007-05-01T15:06:19Z

spamfix

2004-09-11T05:03:54Z

Command Mode

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	[[vi]] is the most minimal of the text editors you're likely to run across. While it is incredibly painful for the novice to use, it is well worth expending the effort to learn the basics anyway - you will probably never encounter a unixlike computer that does not have vi installed, so being able to get by with vi can be crucial when there's some machine that you have to work with ''now'' and you don't have time to try to go hunting for whatever editor you normally use.		[[vi]] is the most minimal of the text editors you're likely to run across. While it is incredibly painful for the novice to use, it is well worth expending the effort to learn the basics anyway - you will probably never encounter a unixlike computer that does not have vi installed, so being able to get by with vi can be crucial when there's some machine that you have to work with ''now'' and you don't have time to try to go hunting for whatever editor you normally use.

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	[[vi]] is the most minimal of the text editors you're likely to run across. While it is incredibly painful for the novice to use, it is well worth expending the effort to learn the basics anyway - you will probably never encounter a unixlike computer that does not have vi installed, so being able to get by with vi can be crucial when there's some machine that you have to work with ''now'' and you don't have time to try to go hunting for whatever editor you normally use.		[[vi]] is the most minimal of the text editors you're likely to run across. While it is incredibly painful for the novice to use, it is well worth expending the effort to learn the basics anyway - you will probably never encounter a unixlike computer that does not have vi installed, so being able to get by with vi can be crucial when there's some machine that you have to work with ''now'' and you don't have time to try to go hunting for whatever editor you normally use.

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      :q!
 exits the editor without saving the file
-     :wq
+     :wq!
 writes the file to disk (saves it) and exits the program
      /something

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      :q!
 exits the editor without saving the file
-     :wq!
+     :wq
 writes the file to disk (saves it) and exits the program
      /something

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      /something
 searches the file for the text "something"
 [[Category : Ports and Packages]]
 [[Category : System Commands]]

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-vi, the most minimal of the text editors you're likely to run across.  Since it is a part of the FreeBSD base system, it will be both installed and in your system [[path]], so you can start it by simply typing [[vi]].
+[[vi]] is the most minimal of the text editors you're likely to run across.  While it is incredibly painful for the novice to use, it is well worth expending the effort to learn the basics anyway - you will probably never encounter a unixlike computer that does not have vi installed, so being able to get by with vi can be crucial when there's some machine that you have to work with ''now'' and you don't have time to try to go hunting for whatever editor you normally use.
-While it is incredibly painful for the novice to use, it is well worth expending the effort to learn the basics - you will probably never encounter a unixlike computer that does not have vi installed, so being able to get by with vi can be crucial when there's some machine that you have to work with ''now'' and you don't have time to try to go hunting for whatever editor you normally use.
+Since it is a part of the FreeBSD base system, [[vi]] will be both installed and in your [[path]], so you can start it by simply typing [[vi]].
 == Basic Commands in vi ==

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−	vi, the most minimal of the text editors you're likely to run across. If it~~'s installed on your~~ system ~~(and the default install includes it~~,) it will be in your [[path]] ~~and~~ you can start it by simply typing [[vi]].	+	vi, the most minimal of the text editors you're likely to run across. Since it is a part of the FreeBSD base system, it will be both installed and in your system [[path]], so you can start it by simply typing [[vi]].

	While it is incredibly painful for the novice to use, it is well worth expending the effort to learn the basics - you will probably never encounter a unixlike computer that does not have vi installed, so being able to get by with vi can be crucial when there's some machine that you have to work with ''now'' and you don't have time to try to go hunting for whatever editor you normally use.		While it is incredibly painful for the novice to use, it is well worth expending the effort to learn the basics - you will probably never encounter a unixlike computer that does not have vi installed, so being able to get by with vi can be crucial when there's some machine that you have to work with ''now'' and you don't have time to try to go hunting for whatever editor you normally use.