There's nothing that hard-core Unix and Linux users are more fanatical about than their text editor. Editors are the subject of adoration and worship, or of scorn and ridicule, depending upon whether the topic of discussion is your editor or someone else's.vi has been the standard editor for close to 30 years. Popular on Unix and Linux, it has a growing following on Windows systems, too. Most experienced system administrators cite vi as their tool of choice. And since 1986, this book has been the guide for vi. However, Unix systems are not what they were 30 years ago, and neither is this book. While retaining all the valuable features of previous editions, the 7th edition of Learning the vi and vim Editors has been expanded to include detailed information on vim, the leading vi clone. vim is the default version of vi on most Linux systems and on Mac Os X, and is available for many other operating systems too. With this guide, you learn text editing basics and advanced tools for both editors, such as multi-window editing, how to write both interactive macros and scripts to extend the editor, and power tools for programmers - all in the easy-to-follow style that has made this book a classic. Learning the vi and vim Editors includes: A complete introduction to text editing with vi:How to move around vi in a hurry Beyond the basics, such as using buffers vi's global search and replacement Advanced editing, including customizing vi and executing Unix commandsHow to make full use of vim: Extended text objects and more powerful regular expressions Multi-window editing and powerful vim scripts How to make full use of the Gui version of vim, called gvim vim's enhancements for programmers, such as syntax highlighting, folding and extended tags Coverage of three other popular vi clones - nvi, elvis, and vile - is also included. You'll find several valuable appendixes, including an alphabetical quick reference to both vi and

Learning the vi and Vim Editors: Text Processing at Maximum Speed and Power

Computers & Technology

Robbins, Arnold

Lamb, Linda

Hannah, Elbert

Web Development & Design

O'Reilly Media

Learning the VI Editor

Operating Systems

Orient Book Distribution

X Window System user's guide : for Version 11 of the X Window System

O'Reilly, Tim

Quercia, Valerie

O'Reilly & Associates

For many users, working in the Unix environment means using vi, a full-screen text editor available on most Unix systems. Even those who know vi often make use of only a small number of its features.Learning the vi Editor is a complete guide to text editing withvi. Topics new to the sixth edition include multiscreen editing and coverage of fourviclones: vim, elvis, nvi, and vile and their enhancements to vi, such as multi-window editing, GUI interfaces, extended regular expressions, and enhancements for programmers. A new appendix describes vi's place in the Unix and Internet cultures.Quickly learn the basics of editing, cursor movement, and global search and replacement. Then take advantage of the more subtle power of vi. Extend your editing skills by learning to use ex, a powerful line editor, from within vi. For easy reference, the sixth edition also includes a command summary at the end of each appropriate chapter.Topics covered include:
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<li>Basic editing</li>
<li>Moving around in a hurry</li>
<li>Beyond the basics</li>
<li>Greater power with ex
</li>
<li>Global search and replacement</li>
<li>Customizing vi and ex
</li>
<li>Command shortcuts</li>
<li>Introduction to the vi clones' extensions</li>
<li>The nvi, elvis, vim, and vile editors</li>
<li>Quick reference to vi and ex commands</li>
<li>
vi and the Internet</li>
</ul>

Learning the vi Editor

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