May 24, 2017 · Vi is a finite state machine with three main states. It starts in COMMAND mode, where you perform editor functions using very short keystroke sequences, blindly.

Apr 10, 2013 · I have tried to follow the following: How to delete selected text in VI editor but 5dd gives E492: Not an editor command: 5dd I then tried: 5d Which only deletes a single line. How can I del...

Apr 15, 2015 · 2 After trying everything suggested here and in other answers including trying to format the file afterwards with vi (m) commands and seds, I got smart and just heredoc'd what I wanted to …

Jun 2, 2016 · I am using CentOS 6.7 I want open test.txt by vi and insert text "hihi" then save and quit from vi.

Feb 6, 2013 · After opening a file using vi 1) You can press Shift + g to go the end of the file and 2) Press g twice to go to the beginning of the file NOTE : - g is case-sensitive (Thanks to @Ben for …

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Oct 25, 2009 · Is there any way to copy all lines from open file to clipboard in VI editor. I tried yG but it's not using clipboard to store those lines. So is it possible?

Here's a tip sheet I wrote up once, with the commands I actually use regularly: References vim documentation online advanced vim tips more useful tips and graphical cheat sheet General Nearly …

Dec 15, 2019 · So, vi has no idea that you just selected some text. (There are exceptions to this, but in general mouse actions aren't transmitted.) To delete multiple lines in vi, use something like 5dd to …

Sep 30, 2009 · Registers in Vim let you run actions or commands on text stored within them. To access a register, you type "a before a command, where a is the name of a register. If you want to copy the …