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good vi(1) tutorial
For those looking for a good vi(1) tutorial, here is a classic originally from Unix World, a magazine which died nearly twenty years ago:
http://www.networkcomputing.com/unix...l/009/009.html Many newbies consider vi to be ghastly, but vi is so ubiquitous that it can be found on nearly every installation of Unix. Think about that before dismissing it altogether. Possessing some vi skills is good insurance just like regularly brushing your teeth, or being nice to the family dog, or sending birthday cards to Grandma... |
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For me personally, the vimtutor was the first stepping stone towards becoming a vi wizard.
It is Vim, and not vi, the basics are the same though, and what I like about vimtutor is that it is an interactive tutorial, which will learn you the basics fairly quick. :wq
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Geeze, I'm not sure what is bigger, that tutorial or An Introduction to
Display Editing with Vi. Probably next best thing to vims :help system lol. What brought me to vi was reading the ultra simple editor chapters in a Linux book I found for like $1.00, and ended up muttering, "This is so damn logical", while reading the vi quick reference page. Most of the rest was learned looking at vims included documentation, or exploring nvi the hard way.
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Nah ephemera, that just proves you're not as insane as I am :-P
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