Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 12:50:14 -0400 From: taxman <taxman@acd.net> To: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: quick vi reference (was: How to turn on telnet on server.) Message-ID: <200304161250.14326.taxman@acd.net> In-Reply-To: <200304161607.h3GG7kc9011600@clunix.cl.msu.edu> References: <200304161607.h3GG7kc9011600@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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On Wednesday 16 April 2003 12:07 pm, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > On Tuesday 15 April 2003 03:38 pm, Dino Tose wrote: > > > I would like to thank everyone that responded to this > > > email. > > > I understood most of it. I am still new to Unix OS and > > > commands I understand VI very little. I know how to > > > get into it but modifying a coment and things like > > > > man vi will show you all the commands. You can also google for a quick > > vi reference. just make sure to keep track of and understand the > > difference between command and input mode. esc gets you to command, i > > gets you to insert. you can only be in one or the other. > > I have a web page intended for beginning vi users. The language is > slightly less formal and thus more accessible for new users. URL is: > > http://scnc.k12.mi.us/howto/edit/vi.html Hey that's pretty darned good. definitely a keeper link Thanks
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