Chapter 9Using Text Editors

vi Editor

visual Editor, ASCII text editor, no formatting capabilities

almost as powerful as MS Word, has 26 clipboards (A-Z) and has its own book

useful when working remotely on unix workstations, called the number one tool for the network administrator

either love it or hate it, but very cryptic

no mouse or arrows to position cursor!

universally available on UNIX systems, used for remote login or telnet

vi Modes

command - initial mode, opening files, positioning cursor, modifying existing text

entry - enter or append text

last line - save, exit, edit session

Moving Between vi Modes

Moving Between vi Modes

vi Command Syntax

$ vi [option(s)] [filename]

vi – by itself, starts the vi editor and opens a new file (not yet named)

vi filename – if file exists it is opened for editing - if not it’s created

vi -r filename - recover a crashed file

vedit - Starts the vi editor with showmode - displays the entry mode

view – in read-only mode - no changes

vi Command Mode

(J)ump down

(k)ick up

(h)ind site – backward or left arrow

(l)ead on – forward or right arrow

vi Entry Mode

vi Last Line Mode

vi Editing Commands

In Command Mode:

delete

undo, change

copy, paste

vi Editing Commands

In Last Line Mode:

edit session

search

CDE Text Editor

Lab 9.1.8 – Using the vi Editor

Lab 9.2.6 – User the CDE Text Editor

chapter 9 assessment

Labs/Assessment

1. Create a new file called bio and populate it with info and then save it.

Chap 9 Exercise

1. Create a new file called bio and populate it with info and then save it.

$ vi bioAutomatically in entry mode as if pressed “i” rt Add informationEsc key to get back into command mode:wq (writes buffer to file – saves file and exit)

Chap 9 Exercise (Solution)