Vi Editor - Text Processing Application for CenOS Linux

Vi Editor also known as  Visual Editor, is the well-know text processing application for  Linux. The are fast and provide simple solution for text operations such as input, edit, finding and replacement characters. However, they are lack of capabilities to perform advance text operation such as page layout formatting and font setting.

The method startup vi in most of the*Nix system

Command

Vi filename

By issuing vi with a given filename. You will either

• if the file exist, the it will be loaded into RAM (memory)

• if the file is not exist, it will create a new file temporary in the memory. The file can only be saved if the user issue the save command

We will discuss further the vi operation in the following chapter

• Two major mode operation mode

• How to switching between operation mode and text mode

• How to save and quit from vi

• How to move cursor and perform common operation using keyboard

• How to cut, paste and undo text or sentences

• How to search for character, sentences , words

• How to replace character, sentences and strings

• How to display file with line number

• How to turn off highlighted text

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