Vi And Vim Editors Pocket Reference: Support For Every Text Editing Task

Vi And Vim Editors Pocket Reference: Support For Every Text Editing Task
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Many Unix, Linux, and Mac OS X geeks enjoy using the powerful, platform-agnostic text editors vi and Vim, but there are far too many commands for anyone to remember. Author Arnold Robbins has chosen the most valuable commands for vi, Vim, and vi's main clones—vile, elvis, and nvi—and packed them into this easy-to-browse pocket reference. You'll find commands for all kinds of editing tasks, such as programming, modifying system files, and writing and marking up articles.

Many Unix, Linux, and Mac OS X geeks enjoy using the powerful, platform-agnostic text editors vi and Vim, but there are far too many commands for anyone to remember. Author Arnold Robbins has chosen the most valuable commands for vi, Vim, and vi's main clones—vile, elvis, and nvi—and packed them into this easy-to-browse pocket reference. You'll find commands for all kinds of editing tasks, such as programming, modifying system files, and writing and marking up articles. This second edition includes:

This second edition includes:Command-line options

Command-line optionsvi commands and set options

vi commands and set optionsInput mode shortcuts

Input mode shortcutsSubstitution and regular expressions

Substitution and regular expressionsex commands and options

ex commands and optionsInitialization and recovery

Initialization and recoveryEnhanced tags and tag stacks

Enhanced tags and tag stacksA greatly expanded section on Vim commands and options

A greatly expanded section on Vim commands and optionsAdditional features in vile, elvis, and nvi

Additional features in vile, elvis, and nviInternet resources for vi

Internet resources for viA full index

A full index

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