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1. The vi Text Editor
5.1. ex Commands
(see also ex editor)
(see also

screen

1. The vi Text Editor
(see also vi editor)

entering vi : (see opening a file or vi commands)

ESCAPE key : 2.1. vi Commands

/etc/termcap file : 7.1. Customizing vi

ex commands

abbreviate words (:ab) : 7.3.1. Word Abbreviation

allow metacharacters (:set magic) : 7.1.4. Some Useful Options

allow other .exrc files (:set exrc) : 7.1.3. Alternate Environments

append to existing files (:w >>) : 5.3.3. Appending to a Saved File

call in next of multiple files (:n) : 5.5.2. Calling In New Files

combining with vertical bar

5.2.7. Combining ex Commands
7.3.3. Protecting Keys from Interpretation by ex

confirm substitutions : 6.1. Confirming Substitutions

context-sensitive replacement

6. Global Replacement
6.2. Context-sensitive Replacement

copy lines (:co) : 5.2. Editing with ex

define paragraphs (:set para=) : 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks

define sections (:set sect=) : 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks

define shiftwidth (:set sw=) : 7.5.1. Indentation Control

define tabs (:set ts=) : 7.5.1. Indentation Control

define window size (:set w=) : 7.1.1. The :set Command

delete lines (:d) : 5.2. Editing with ex

display line (:p) : 5.1. ex Commands

display line numbers (:set nu)

2.2.3. Movement Within a Line
3.4. Movement by Line Number
3.4.1. The G (Go To) Command if

display tabs (:set list) : 7.5.1. Indentation Control

edit : 5.5. Editing Multiple Files

edit multiple files (:e) : 5.5.2. Calling In New Files

execute UNIX commands from vi : 7.2. Executing UNIX Commands

filter text through UNIX command : 7.2.1. Filtering Text Through a Command

for loop with : 7.4.1. Looping in a Shell Script

global (:g) : 6. Global Replacement

global search (:g) : 5.2.6. Global Searches

here documents : 7.4.2. Here Documents

ignore case (:set ic) : 6.3.2. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings

indent input (:set ai) : 7.5.1. Indentation Control

invoke on a file : 5.1. ex Commands

invoke vi (:vi) : 5.1. ex Commands

line addressing symbols : 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols

map command sequence : 7.3.2. Using the map Command

map function keys : 7.3.7. Mapping Function Keys

match brackets (:set sm) : 7.5.2. A Special Search Command

move lines (:m) : 5.2. Editing with ex

move text blocks by patterns : 6.4.2. Block Move by Patterns

number lines (:set nu) : 5.2.2. Defining a Range of Lines

pattern matching : 6.3. Pattern-matching Rules

preserve a buffer (:pre) : 4.2.3. Recovering a Buffer

quick reference to

A. Quick Reference
C. ex commands

quit file (:q) : 5.3. Saving and Exiting Files

quit without saving edits (:q!)

1.1.2. Problems Opening Files
1.2. Quitting Without Saving Edits
5.3. Saving and Exiting Files

read in a file (:r) : 5.4. Copying a File into Another File

replace in text block : 6.4.2. Block Move by Patterns

save : 7.3. Saving Commands

save and exit files : 5.3. Saving and Exiting Files

save in buffer : 7.3.9. @-Functions

save part of a file : 5.3.2. Saving Part of a File

save under new filename : 5.3.1. Renaming the Buffer

scripts : 7.4. Using ex Scripts

built by diff : 7.4.5. ex Scripts Built by diff

search for class of words : 6.4.1. Search for General Class of Words

search patterns : 5.2.4. Search Patterns

set ignorecase (:set ic)

7.1.1. The :set Command
7.1.4. Some Useful Options

set vi options

7.1. Customizing vi
7.1.1. The :set Command

set wrapmargin (:set wm=)

2.1. vi Commands
2.2.3. Movement Within a Line
2.3.8.1. Repeat

set wrapscan (:set ws) : 3.3.1. Repeating Searches

sort text blocks : 7.4.3. Sorting Text Blocks: A Sample ex Script

substitute (:s)

5.1. ex Commands
6. Global Replacement

syntax of : 1. The vi Text Editor

use from within vi : 5.1. ex Commands

wrap searches (:set ws) : 7.1.4. Some Useful Options

wrap words (:set wm=) : 7.1.4. Some Useful Options

write (save) and quit file (:wq) : 5.3. Saving and Exiting Files

write (save) and quit file (:x) : 5.3. Saving and Exiting Files

write (save) file (:w) : 5.3. Saving and Exiting Files

yank text between files : 5.5.3. Edits Between Files

ex editor

1. The vi Text Editor
5. Introducing the ex Editor
(see also ex commands)
(see also

EXINIT variable (vi environment) : 7.1. Customizing vi

.exrc file (vi environment)

7.1. Customizing vi
7.1.2. The .exrc File

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