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New User Background Information
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A.5 The vi Editor
To edit a file using the vi editor, type:
vi file_name
Vi is a three-state line editor: it has a command mode, a line mode and an editing mode.
If in doubt as to which mode you are in, press the <ESC> key which will bring you to
the command mode.
When you enter the vi program, you are automatically in command mode. To navigate
to the part of the file you wish to edit, use the following keys:
. (one dot) Represents the current directory.
.. (two dots) Represents one directory above the current directory (i.e. one directory
closer to the base directory).
Mode What is done there How to get there
Command mode Navigation within the open file. Press the <ESC> key.
Editing mode Text editing. See list of editing commands below.
Line mode File saving, opening, etc. Exiting
from vi. From the command mode, type “:”
(colon).
Table A.1: vi modes
h Moves the cursor to the left (left arrow).
j Moves the cursor to the next line (down arrow).
k Moves the cursor to the previous line (up arrow).
l Moves the cursor to the right (right arrow).
Table A.2: vi navigation commands