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How to learn vi editor in 2 hours?

You come across with the situation when you try to use "vi editor" in linux and you don't know how to use it. what combination does it applies and what are the keys to manipulate the text. Well the solution is very simple. on shell type "vimtutor" and start learning of all magic in vi editor.

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Date Posted: 2013/09/17
Muhammad Anzar
by Muhammad Anzar , DevOps/DevSecOps Architect , Confidential

Open vi editor from linux system and chek the options. This will take maximum30 minutes for learning vim editor options. You will get all the details from internet for changine, addding, deleting, copying, write without save, write with save,etc

Mohamed Yousuff K
by Mohamed Yousuff K , Senior Specialist , Astrazenec

You can open a Linux system and type in "man vi".This will give you some description of what it is about. 

Parikshit Thakur
by Parikshit Thakur , Embedded C/Linux Developer , Emblogic Embedded Technologies Pvt Ltd

Simply if you are on Linux (Debian or Fedora),Just open the Terminal,type the command "man vi", "info vi" or vimtutorand visit the manpage, infopage or vimtutor and read carefully.

Mohammed Ali Mustafa
by Mohammed Ali Mustafa , Senior Database administrator , Neoleap - URPAY

just serch vi cheat sheet, and you have to try it many times 

By usind videos we can learn

try : 1) info vi2) man vi3) vi --help

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