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On Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 10:20:45PM +0000, Simon Waters wrote:
Paul wrote:I got vi installed so am currently looking for the manual
There is a list of common Vi commands already on DCLUG: http://www.dclug.org.uk/linux_doc/vi.html Others I use often: dd delete current line d6d delete the next six lines (replace 6 with any integer) yy yank current line to clipboard y6y (you get the idea) :e load a new file without having to exit (will prompt if you haven't saved the current file) - you need to know the filename, there isn't a browser / tab implementation unfortunately. You need :e to copy lines from one file to another as the Vi clipboard is emptied when you exit. In a GUI, you can use the mouse to put the selection into the main X clipboard and use it in any program. :wq save current file and exit :w newfile save current file under a new filename, leaving the old one untouched. (i.e. create a copy with the amended content). -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.codehelp.co.uk/ http://www.dclug.org.uk/ http://www.isbn.org.uk/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/isbnsearch/ http://www.biglumber.com/x/web?qs=0x8801094A28BCB3E3
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