Is this still the mailinglist which is about the OPERATING SYSTEM devuan? On 16.07.2015 16:39, Rob Owens wrote: > I noted some people saying they were confused by vi. Here are basic > instructions to get you far enough that you can install your editor of > choice. I am deliberately leaving out things like cutting and pasting. > If your goal is just to get a different editor installed, these > instructions should suffice. > > Note that many distros symlink /bin/vi to some other vi-like editor > (vim-tiny, for instance). I am attempting to give instructions for > the most basic vi. > > 1) To edit a file, type: > > vi /etc/apt/sources.list > > Note: vi starts in "command mode". You cannot insert text in this > mode. > > 2) Use cursor keys to navigate. If they don't work in your version > of vi, use the keys h, j, k, and l to navigate. > > 3) The "x" key is used to delete. > > 4) Hit "i" to go into insert mode. The Insert key may also work. > Typing at this point inserts text. The delete and backspace keys > may not work (depends on the version of vi). > > 5) Hit Escape to leave insert mode and enter command mode. > > 6) Type the following, followed by hitting <enter>, in order to save > and quit: > > :wq > > The colon indicates that you are entering a command. "w" is short > for "write", and "q" is short for "quit". > > 7) To save without quitting, use this command: > > :w > > 8) To save as a different filename, use this command: > > :w /path/to/myfile > > 9) To quit without saving, use this command: > > :q! > > The exclamation point indicates that you know you have unsaved > changes, but you want to quit anyway. Without it, vi will refuse > to quit if there are unsaved changes. > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng >
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