Learn the vi Editor (Sixth Edition)

Author: Bu Chuanchang
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Learning the Vi editor is essential for many users working in a UNIX environment, as vi is a full-screen text editor available on most UNIX systems. However, even those familiar with vi often only utilize a small portion of its features. This best-selling book, now in its revised edition, is the complete manual for text editing with vi. New topics cover four vi clone versions: nvi, elvis, vim, and vile, and introduce their extensions to vi, such as multi-window editing, GUI interfaces, extended regular expressions, and new features for programmers. A new appendix also describes the role of vi in UNIX and Internet culture. The book guides readers through basic editing, cursor movement, and global search and replace operations, then progresses to more flexible vi features and how to use the powerful ex line editor within vi to enhance editing skills. For easy reference, the sixth edition of this book also includes command summaries at the end of each corresponding chapter. Topics covered include: