VI(Visual) Editor Reference manual

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Entering the vi
3. Insert/Overtype Mode
4. Command Mode
   • Entering Insert Mode
   • vi Syntax
     • Objects
   • Miscellaneous
5. ex Commands
   • ex syntax
   • ex addressing
   • Example Commands
6. The vi environment variables
   • set
   • boolean variables:
   • scalar variables:
7. File Saving and Loading
8. Examples
9. Footnotes

Last modified: March 26, 01996

William Totten (totten@pobox.com)

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