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Basic

§ 7.A.1: Opening and Moving Around Files with vi

To edit a file, start at the prompt and issue the vi command followed by the name of the file:

(To edit a bunch of files, you enter all their names after vi. Then you use the vi subcommand :n to edit the next file, or :e! to edit the previous file. If you lose track of where you are, use :f to show your current file.)

The vi subcommands to move around are the same as in view. Try these:

Now that you know how to get started and get around in vi, let's actually make a couple of changes.

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