Learning vi

Learn how to use vi, the text editor built into Unix systems, to manage files, edit text, search and replace text, and more.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Exploring vi

• What is vi?

2. Getting Started with vi

• Entering and leaving vi
• Understanding vi's modes: Command, Insert, Colon
• Using vi in a terminal emulator window
• Managing files

3. Moving Around within a File

• Moving the cursor
• Moving by words, sentences, and paragraphs
• Moving by lines
• Scrolling the text

4. Basic Text Editing

• Inserting text
• Deleting text
• Changing text
• Using some other editing commands

5. Undo, Repeat, Yank, and Put

• Working with undo, redo, and repeat
• Moving content with delete, yank, and put

6. Search and Replace

• Searching text
• A brief introduction to regular expressions
• Regular expression examples
• Searching and replacing text

7. Advanced Editing Features

• Indenting, auto-indent, and word wrap
• Customizing the vi environment using the .exrc and .vimrc files
• Filtering text through shell commands
• Using lines and ranges in colon commands

Conclusion

• Goodbye