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The vi Editor Pocket Reference is a companion volume to O'Reilly's updated sixth edition of Learning the vi Editor , a complete guide to text editing with vi . New topics in Learning the vi Editor include multi-screen editing and coverage of four vi clones: vim , elvis , nvi , and... read more

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This pocket reference is a companion to Learning the vi Editor, by Linda Lamb and Arnold Robbins.

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Introduction

Conventions
1. Command-Line Options
2. vi Commands
3. Input Mode Shortcuts
4. Substitution and Regular Expressions
5. ex Commands
6. Initialization and Recovery
7. vi Options
8. Enhanced Tags and Tag Stacks
9. nvi - New vi
10. elvis
11. vim - vi Improved
12. vile - vi Like Emacs
13. Clone Source and Contact Information

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  1. Arnold Robbins (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Gigi Estabrook (Editor)
  2. Mary Anne Weeks Mayo (Co-Editor)
  3. Edie Freedman (Cover Artist)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: January 1999
ISBN: 9781565924970
Page Count: 66

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