Conflict Management

Linux - The Vi Editor
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Category : Linux
Submitted By : GTS Learning
Published Date : 8th May 2001
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From Course : LINUX User Introduction

Vi is a screen-oriented display editor. It offers a powerful set of text editing operations based on a set of mnemonic commands. Most commands are single keystrokes that perform simple editing functions.
vi displays a full screen window into the file you are editing. The contents of this window can be changed quickly and easily within vi. While editing, visual feedback is provided (the name vi itself is short for visual).

Vi is one of three standard editors on the Linux system, the other two being:
· ed - This is a line editor. While powerful in its own right, it is tedious to use.
· ex - This is another line editor, but with the same powers and commands as vi: the names vi and ex - identify a particular user interface rather than any underly...