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VI Survival Guide
(Editor for Unix)

This web page contains info about VI an editor in Unix.  It is very slim because my knowledge and interest is very slim!

VI Editor

  • In Telnet:  vi [filename]
  • Keys and Commands
    • x = delete a character
    • i = insert mode
    • esc = Escape out of a mode
    • :wq = write and quit
    • :q! = quit, no write
    • :w = write