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    Chapter8

    The vi Editor
    Introduction to vi
    ◆ Modes of Operation
    ESC :

    Input Command Last Line


    mode mode mode

    Insert, Append, Replace … Enter

    ◆ The Work Buffer


     During the editing session, vi make all changes in the buffer
    Basic
    (Loading and Saving files)
    ◆ vi [filename] - start vi ( edit filename)
    ◆ vi +[number, /string] - begin with start line, first
    matching string, relatively
    ◆ :e filename - edit filename
    ◆ :q - terminate vi without saving
    ◆ :q! - terminate vi, leave file unchanged
    ◆ :w - save edited file, stay in vi
    ◆ :r filename - read in text in filename
    Command mode - Moving the Cursor
    ◆ l,h,j,k - move right, left, down, up
    ◆ w,b,e - move right one, left one, to end of word
    ◆ W,B,E - equivalent above except the space delimited
    word
    ◆ -,Enter - move start of upper line, start of next line
    ◆ ^,$ - move start of line, end of line
    ◆ <crtl>+u,d,b,f - move screen one half-page up, one
    half page down, one page up, one page down in text
    ◆ H,M,L - move left end of top, middle line, bottom line
    ◆ G - move to last line
    ◆ nG - move to nth line
    Input Mode
    ◆ i - insert before the cursor
    ◆ a - append after the cursor
    ◆ o - insert the text on a new line after the current line
    ◆ r - replace the current one character, automatically
    return to command mode
    ◆ I - insert the text at start of line
    ◆ A - insert the text at end of line
    ◆ O - insert the text on a new line before the current
    line
    ◆ R - overwrite all character until press <ESC>
    ◆ <ESC> - return to command mode
    Command mode - Deleting text
    ◆ x - delete the character under the cursor
    ◆ dw - delete to the of word
    ◆ dW - delete to end of space delimited word
    ◆ D - delete to end of line
    ◆ dd - delete the current line
    ◆ u - undo the last change made
    ◆ U - restore current line to previous state
    Command mode - Changing text
    ◆ cw - change to end of word
    ◆ cb - change to begin of word
    ◆ cW - change to end of space delimited word
    ◆ cB - change to begin of space delimited word
    ◆ cc - change the current line
    Searching for a String
    ◆ The Search Commands
     /xxx - search forward for text string xxx
     ?xxx - search backward for text string xxx
     / - repeat search forwards
     ? - repeat search backwards
     n - repeat search in same direction
     N - repeat search in opposite direction
    ◆ Special Characters in Search Strings
     ^ - the beginning-of-line indicator
     $ - the end-of-line indicator
     . - the any character indicator
     \> - the end-of-word indicator
     \< - the beginning-of-word indicator
     [ ] - the character class definition
    Substituting One String for Another
    ◆ [address]s/search-string/replace-string[/g]
    ◆ address
     number - line number
     77,100 - line 77 through 100
     1, . - the beginning of the work buffer through the current line
     .,$ - the current line through the end of work buffer
     1,$ - the entire work buffer
     % - the entire work buffer
     .,.+10 - the current line through the tenth following line
    Miscellaneous Commands
    ◆ J - join command
    ◆ <ctrl>-g - status command (line number of current
    line, total number of line)
     End line mode - :f
    ◆ . - period command (repeat the most recent
    command that made a change)
    ◆ ~ - tilde command (change between lowercase and
    uppercase)
    The Put, Delete and Yank Commands
    ◆ The General Purpose Buffer
     Store the text that you most recently changed, deleted and
    yanked.
     Undo command uses the general purpose buffer when it
    restores text
    ◆ y - yank command
     yy, Y - yank the current line
     nyy, nY - yank the n line from current line
    ◆ p - paste the text on a new line after the current line
    ◆ P - paste the text on a new line above the current line
    Reading and Writing Files
    ◆ Read Command
     :[address]r [filename]
    ◆ Write Command
     :[address]w[!] [filename] - overwrite mode
     :[address]w>>filename - append mode
     address - the same as substitution command
    Setting Parameters
    ◆ Setting Parameters in a Startup File
     Bourne and Korn shell - .profile
    EXINIT = ‘set param1 param2 …’
    export EXINIT
     C shell - .login
    setenv EXINIT = ‘set param1 param2 …’
     .exrc
    set param1 param2 …
    ◆ Parameters
     :set all - show all parameter
     number, nonumber - show line number, hide line number
     wrapmargin=nn - break the line by inserting <newline>
    character at the closest blank delimited word boundary
    ● nn - the number of character from the right side of the screen
    Setting Parameters
    ◆ Parameters (Cont.)
     Shell[=pathname]
     showmode, noshowmode - give a cue to let you know when
    vi is in Input Mode
     flash, noflash - beep when give invalid command or press
    <ESC> in Command Mode
     ignorecase, noignorecase - ignore case in search
     magic, nomagic - special characters in search strings have
    no special meanings (except ^, $)
     list, nolist - show <TAB> -> ^I, end of line -> $
     wrapscan, nowrapscan
     autoindent, noautoindent
     shiftwidth=nn
    Units of Measure
    ◆ Character
    ◆ Word - <space>, <tab>,<newline>, numeral,
    punctuation marks
    ◆ Line - <newline>
    ◆ Sentence - period, exclamation point, question mark,
    followed by two <space> or a <newline>
    ◆ Paragraph - blank line
    ◆ Screen

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