Using Vi - Newbie Stuff

vi - the editor which i used right from the beginning when i started leanring linux. In this article, i will explain some of the basic commands on how to get started. Instead of getting into vi editor, we will move to VIM which is nothing but Vi-Improved editor

Download from here 

http://www.vim.org/download.php

To start vi [root@localhost]$vi filename.txt Opens a file called filename.txt from the currect working directory

save the file 

Esc :w

To enter some text 

i or insert key which will move you to insert mode or editing mode

To quit vi 

Esc :q

To write and Quit 

Esc :wq

To quit without writing 

Esc :q!
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