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[[wp:vi|VI]] (for "visual editor") is a text editor for "plain text". <br>
It is the [[wp:Category:Unix text editors|standard-editor]] on most Unix-systems.
 
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hjkl - move cursor: left/down/up/right (use with count: "5k" move 5 lines up )
Cursor-keys should work as well
/abc/ - find text "abc"
.n - repeatfind lastnext command (e.g. the last find)match
 
x - delete char ( use with count: "5x" deletes 5 char )
dd - delete line ( dito: "2dd" deletes 2 lines )
p - paste: insert previously deleted text at current position
u - undo
. - repeat last change-command
 
: is the prefix for commands:
 
:help - show help-pages
:set ruler - toggle display of current line-number in status-line
 
:33 - move to line 33
G - Goto last line ( "33G" goto line 33 )
 
:r file2.txt - read: insert contents of file2.txt at current position
 
:w - write current file ( :w! to force it )
:q - quit ( :q! to force it. Combined: ":wq!" )
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