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- *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
- * W e l c o m e t o V I T u t o r - V e r s i o n 1.3 *
- *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
- **************
- * Lesson 1.0 *
- **************
-
- VI is a very powerful editor that has many commands, too many to
- explain in a tutor such as this. This tutor is designed to describe
- enough of the commands that you will be able to easily use VI as
- an all-purpose editor.
-
- The approximate time required to complete the tutor is 25-30 minutes,
- depending upon how much time is spent with experimentation.
-
- It is important to remember that this tutor is set up to teach by
- use. That means that the student needs to execute the commands to
- learn them properly.
-
- Now, make sure that your Shift-Lock key is NOT depressed and press
- the j key enough times to move the cursor so that Lesson 1.1
- completely fills the screen.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 1.1 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> MOVING THE CURSOR <<<<<=====
-
- ** To move the cursor, press the h,j,k,l keys as indicated. **
- ^
- k
- < h l >
- j
- v
- 1. Move the cursor around the screen until you are comfortable.
-
- 2. Hold down the down key (j) until it repeats.
- ---> Now you know how to move to the next lesson.
-
- 3. Using the down key, move to Lesson 1.2.
-
- Note: If you are ever unsure about something you typed, press <ESC> to place
- you in Command Mode. Then retype the command you wanted.
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 1.2 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> ENTERING AND EXITING VI <<<<<=====
-
- !! NOTE: Before executing any of the steps below, read this entire lesson!!
-
- 1. Press the <ESC> key (to make sure you are in Command Mode).
-
- 2. Type :q! <RETURN>.
-
- ---> This exits the editor WITHOUT saving any changes you have made.
- If you want to save the changes and exit type :wq <RETURN>
-
- 3. When you see the shell prompt (%) type: vi tutor.vi <RETURN>.
-
- ---> 'vi' means enter the vi editor, 'tutor.vi' is the file you wish to edit.
-
- 4. If you have these steps memorized and are confident, execute steps
- 1 through 3 to exit and re-enter the editor. Then cursor down to
- Lesson 1.3.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 1.3 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> TEXT EDITING - DELETION <<<<<=====
-
- ** While in Command Mode press x to delete the character under the cursor. **
-
- 1. Move the cursor to the line below marked --->.
-
- 2. To fix the errors, move the cursor until it is on top of the
- character to be deleted.
-
- 3. Press the x key to delete the unwanted character.
-
- 4. Repeat steps 2 through 4 until the sentence is correct.
-
- ---> The ccow jumpedd ovverr thhe mooon.
-
- 5. Now that the line is correct, go on to Lesson 1.4.
-
- NOTE: As you go through this tutor, do not try to memorize, learn by usage.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 1.4 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> TEXT EDITING - INSERTION <<<<<=====
-
- ** While in Command Mode press i to insert text. **
-
- 1. Move the cursor to the first line below marked --->.
-
- 2. To make the first line the same as the second, move the cursor on top
- of the first character AFTER where the text is to be inserted.
-
- 3. Press i and type in the necessary additions.
-
- 4. As each error is fixed press <ESC> to return to Command Mode.
- Repeat steps 2 through 4 to correct the sentence.
-
- ---> There is text misng this .
- ---> There is some text missing from this line.
-
- 5. When you are comfortable inserting text move to the summary below.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ********************
- * LESSON 1 SUMMARY *
- ********************
-
- 1. The cursor is moved using either the arrow keys or the h,j,k,l keys.
- h (left) j (down) k (up) l (right)
-
- 2. To enter VI (from the % prompt) type: % vi FILENAME <RETURN>
-
- 3. To exit VI type: <ESC> :q! <RETURN>
- OR type: <ESC> :wq <RETURN> to save the changes.
-
- 4. To delete a character under the cursor in Command Mode type: x
-
- 5. To insert text at the cursor while in Command Mode type:
- i type in text <ESC>
-
- NOTE: Pressing <ESC> will place you in Command Mode or will cancel
- an unwanted and partially completed command.
-
- Now continue with Lesson 2.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 2.1 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> DELETION COMMANDS <<<<<=====
-
- ** Type dw to delete to the end of a word. **
-
- 1. Press <ESC> to make sure you are in Command Mode.
-
- 2. Move the cursor to the line below marked --->.
-
- 3. Move the cursor to the beginning of a word that needs to be deleted.
-
- 4. Type dw to make the word disappear.
-
- NOTE: The letters dw will not appear on the screen as you type them,
- so if you are unsure what you typed, press <ESC> and start over.
-
- ---> There are a some words fun that don't belong paper in this sentence.
-
- 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the sentence is correct and go to Lesson 2.2.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 2.2 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> MORE DELETION COMMANDS <<<<<=====
-
- ** Type d$ to delete to the end of the line. **
-
- 1. Press <ESC> to make sure you are in Command Mode.
-
- 2. Move the cursor to the line below marked --->.
-
- 3. Move the cursor to the end of the correct line (AFTER the first . ).
-
- 4. Type d$ to delete to the end of the line.
-
- ---> Somebody typed the end of this line twice. end of this line twice.
-
-
- 5. Move on to Lesson 2.3 to understand what is happening.
-
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 2.3 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> ON COMMANDS AND OBJECTS <<<<<=====
-
- The format for the d delete command is as follows:
-
- [number] d object OR d [number] object
- Where:
- number - is how many times to execute the command (optional, default=1).
- d - is the command to delete.
- object - is what the command will operate on (listed below).
-
- A short list of objects:
- w - from the cursor to the end of the word, including the space.
- e - from the cursor to the end of the word, NOT including the space.
- $ - from the cursor to the end of the line.
-
- NOTE: For the adventurous, pressing just the object while in Command Mode
- without a command will move the cursor as specified in the object list.
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 2.4 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> AN EXCEPTION TO 'COMMAND-OBJECT' <<<<<=====
-
- ** Type dd to delete a whole line. **
-
- Due to the frequency of whole line deletion, the designers of VI decided
- it would be easier to simply type two d's in a row to delete a line.
-
- 1. Move the cursor to the second line in the phrase below.
-
- 2. Type dd to delete the line.
-
- 3. Now move to the fourth line.
-
- 4. Type 2dd (remember number-command-object) to delete the two lines.
-
- 1) Roses are red,
- 2) Mud is fun,
- 3) Violets are blue,
- 4) I have a car,
- 5) Clocks tell time,
- 6) Sugar is sweet
- 7) And so are you.
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 2.5 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> THE UNDO COMMAND <<<<<=====
-
- ** Press u to undo the last command, U to fix a whole line. **
-
- 1. Move the cursor to the line below marked ---> and place it on the
- first error.
-
- 2. Type x to delete the unwanted character.
-
- 3. Now type u to undo the last command executed.
-
- 4. This time fix all the errors on the line using the x command.
-
- 5. Now type a capital U to return the line to its original state.
-
- ---> Fiix the errors oon thhis line and reeplace them witth undo.
-
- 6. This is a very useful command. Now move on to the Lesson 2 Summary.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ********************
- * LESSON 2 SUMMARY *
- ********************
-
- 1. To delete from the cursor to the end of a word type: dw
-
- 2. To delete from the cursor to the end of a line type: d$
-
- 3. To delete a whole line type: dd
-
- 4. The format for a command in command mode is:
-
- [number] command object OR command [number] object
- where:
- number - is how many times to repeat the command
- command - is what to do, such as d for delete
- object - is what the command should act upon, such as w (word),
- $ (to the end of line), etc.
-
- 5. To undo the last action only, type: u (lowercase u)
- To undo all the changes on a line type: U (capital U)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 3.1 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> THE PUT COMMAND <<<<<=====
-
- ** Type p to put the last deletion after the cursor. **
-
- 1. Move the cursor to the first line in the set below.
-
- 2. Type dd to delete the line and store it in VI's buffer.
-
- 3. Move the cursor to the line ABOVE where the deleted line should go.
-
- 4. While in Command Mode, type p to replace the line.
-
- 5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 to put all the lines in correct order.
-
- d) Can you learn too?
- b) Violets are blue,
- c) Intelligence is learned,
- a) Roses are red,
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 3.2 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> THE REPLACE COMMAND <<<<<=====
-
- ** Type r and a character to replace the character under the cursor. **
-
- 1. Move the cursor to the first line below marked --->.
-
- 2. Move the cursor so that it is on top of the first error.
-
- 3. Type r and then the character which should replace the error.
-
- 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the first line is correct.
-
- ---> Whan this lime was tuoed in, someone presswd some wrojg keys!
- ---> When this line was typed in, someone pressed some wrong keys!
-
- 5. Now move on to Lesson 3.2.
-
- NOTE: Remember that you should be learning by use, not memorization.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 3.3 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> THE CHANGE COMMAND <<<<<=====
-
- ** To change part or all of a word, type cw . **
-
- 1. Move the cursor to the first line below marked --->.
-
- 2. Place the cursor on the u in lubw.
-
- 3. Type cw and the correct word (in this case, type 'ine'.)
-
- 4. Press <ESC> and move to the next error (the first character to be changed.)
-
- 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the first sentence is the same as the second.
-
- ---> This lubw has a few wptfd that mrrf changing usf the change command.
- ---> This line has a few words that need changing using the change command.
-
- Notice that cw not only replaces the word, but also places you in insert.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 3.4 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> MORE CHANGES USING c <<<<<=====
-
- ** The change command is used with the same objects as delete. **
-
- 1. The change command works in the same way as delete. The format is:
-
- [number] c object OR c [number] object
-
- 2. The objects are also the same, such as w (word), $ (end of line), etc.
-
- 3. Move to the first line below marked --->.
-
- 4. Move the cursor to the first error.
-
- 5. Type c$ to make the rest of the line like the second and press <ESC>.
-
- ---> The end of this line needs some help to make it like the second.
- ---> The end of this line needs to be corrected using the c$ command.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ********************
- * LESSON 3 SUMMARY *
- ********************
-
- 1. To replace text that has already been deleted, type p . This Puts the
- deleted text AFTER the cursor (if a line was deleted it will go on the
- line below the cursor).
-
- 2. To replace the character under the cursor, type r and then the
- character which will replace the original.
-
- 3. The change command allows you to change the specified object from the
- cursor to the end of the object. eg. Type cw to change from the
- cursor to the end of the word, c$ to change to the end of a line.
-
- 4. The format for change is:
-
- [number] c object OR c [number] object
-
- Now go on to the next lesson.
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 4.1 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> LOCATION AND FILE STATUS <<<<<=====
-
- ** Type CTRL-g to show your location in the file and the file status.
- Type SHIFT-G to move to a line in the file. **
-
- Note: Read this entire lesson before executing any of the steps!!
-
- 1. Hold down the Ctrl key and press g . A status line will appear at the
- bottom of the page with the filename and the line you are on. Remember
- the line number for Step 3.
-
- 2. Press shift-G to move you to the bottom of the file.
-
- 3. Type in the number of the line you were on and then shift-G. This will
- return you to the line you were on when you first pressed Ctrl-g.
- (When you type in the numbers, they will NOT be displayed on the screen.)
-
- 4. If you feel confident to do this, execute steps 1 through 3.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 4.2 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> THE SEARCH COMMAND <<<<<=====
-
- ** Type / followed by a phrase to search for the phrase. **
-
- 1. In command mode type the / character. Notice that it and the cursor
- appear at the bottom of the screen as with the : command.
-
- 2. Now type 'errroor' <RETURN>. This is the word you want to search for.
-
- 3. To search for the same phrase again, simply type n .
- To search for the same phrase in the opposite direction, type Shift-N .
-
- 4. If you want to search for a phrase in the backwards direction, use the
- command ? instead of /.
-
- ---> When the search reaches the end of the file it will continue at the start.
-
- "errroor" is not the way to spell error; errroor is an error.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 4.3 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> MATCHING PARENTHESES SEARCH <<<<<=====
-
- ** Type % to find a matching ),], or } . **
-
- 1. Place the cursor on any (, [, or { in the line below marked --->.
-
- 2. Now type the % character.
-
- 3. The cursor should be on the matching parenthesis or bracket.
-
- 4. Type % to move the cursor back to the first bracket (by matching).
-
- ---> This ( is a test line with ('s, ['s ] and {'s } in it. ))
-
- Note: This is very useful in debugging a program with unmatched parentheses!
-
-
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 4.4 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> A WAY TO CHANGE ERRORS <<<<<=====
-
- ** Type :s/old/new/g to substitute 'new' for 'old'. **
-
- 1. Move the cursor to the line below marked --->.
-
- 2. Type :s/thee/the <RETURN> . Note that this command only changes the
- first occurrence on the line.
-
- 3. Now type :s/thee/the/g meaning substitute globally on the line.
- This changes all occurrences on the line.
-
- ---> thee best time to see thee flowers is in thee spring.
-
- 4. To change every occurrence of a character string between two lines,
- type :#,#s/old/new/g where #,# are the numbers of the two lines.
- Type :%s/old/new/g to change every occurrence in the whole file.
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ********************
- * LESSON 4 SUMMARY *
- ********************
-
- 1. Ctrl-g displays your location in the file and the file status.
- Shift-G moves to the end of the file. A line number followed
- by Shift-G moves to that line number.
-
- 2. Typing / followed by a phrase searches FORWARD for the phrase.
- Typing ? followed by a phrase searches BACKWARD for the phrase.
- After a search type n to find the next occurrence in the same direction
- or Shift-N to search in the opposite direction.
-
- 3. Typing % while the cursor is on a (,),[,],{, or } locates its
- matching pair.
-
- 4. To substitute new for the first old on a line type :s/old/new
- To substitute new for all 'old's on a line type :s/old/new/g
- To substitute phrases between two line #'s type :#,#s/old/new/g
- To substitute all occurrences in the file type :%s/old/new/g
- To ask for confirmation each time add 'c' :%s/old/new/gc
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 5.1 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> HOW TO EXECUTE A UNIX COMMAND <<<<<=====
-
- ** Type :! followed by a UNIX command to execute that command. **
-
- 1. Type the familiar command : to set the cursor at the bottom of the
- screen. This allows you to enter a command.
-
- 2. Now type the ! (exclamation point) character. This allows you to
- execute a UNIX shell command.
-
- 3. As an example type ls following the !. This will show you a listing
- of your directory, just as if you were at the % prompt.
-
- ---> Note: It is possible to execute any shell command this way.
-
-
-
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 5.2 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> MORE ON WRITING FILES <<<<<=====
-
- ** To save the changes made to the file, type :w FILENAME. **
-
- 1. Type :!ls to get a listing of your directory.
-
- 2. Choose a filename that is not already in your area, such as TEST.
-
- 3. Now type: :w TEST (where TEST is the filename you chose.)
-
- 4. This saves the whole file (VI Tutor) under the name TEST.
- To verify this, type :!ls again to see your directory
-
- ---> Note that if you were to exit VI and enter again with the filename TEST,
- the file would be an exact copy of the tutor when you saved it.
-
- 5. Now remove the file from your area by typing: :!rm TEST
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 5.3 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> A SELECTIVE WRITE COMMAND <<<<<=====
-
- ** To save part of the file, type :#,# w FILENAME **
-
- 1. Once again, type :!ls to obtain a listing of your directory and
- choose a suitable filename such as TEST.
-
- 2. Move the cursor to the top of this page and type Ctrl-g to find the
- number of that line. REMEMBER THIS NUMBER!
-
- 3. Now move to the bottom of the page and type Ctrl-g again. REMEMBER THIS
- LINE NUMBER ALSO!
-
- 4. To save ONLY a section to a file, type :#,# w TEST where #,# are
- the two numbers you remembered (top,bottom) and TEST is your filename.
-
- 5. Again, see that the file is there with :!ls but DO NOT remove it.
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 5.4 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> RETRIEVING AND MERGING FILES <<<<<=====
-
- ** To insert the contents of a file, type :r FILENAME **
-
- 1. Type :!ls to make sure your TEST filename is present from before.
-
- 2. Place the cursor at the top of this page.
-
- NOTE: After executing Step 3 you will see Lesson 5.3. Then move DOWN to
- this lesson again.
-
- 3. Now retrieve your TEST file using the command :r TEST where TEST is
- the name of the file.
-
- NOTE: The file you retrieve is placed starting where the cursor is located.
-
- 4. To verify that a file was retrieved, cursor back and notice that there
- are now two copies of Lesson 5.3, the original and the file version.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ********************
- * LESSON 5 SUMMARY *
- ********************
-
- 1. :!command executes a unix system command.
-
- Some useful examples are:
- :!ls - shows a directory listing of your area.
- :!rm FILENAME - removes file FILENAME from your area.
-
- 2. :w FILENAME writes the current VI file to disk with name FILENAME.
-
- 3. :#,# FILENAME saves the lines # through # in file FILENAME.
-
- 4. :r FILENAME retrieves disk file FILENAME and inserts it into the
- current file following the cursor position.
-
-
-
-
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 6.1 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> THE OPEN COMMAND <<<<<=====
-
- ** Type o to open a line below the cursor and place you in insert mode. **
-
- 1. Move the cursor to the line below marked --->.
-
- 2. Type o (lowercase) to open up a line BELOW the cursor and place you in
- insert mode.
-
- 3. Now copy the line marked ---> and press <ESC> to exit insert mode.
-
- ---> After typing o the cursor is placed on the open line in insert mode.
-
- 4. To open up a line ABOVE the cursor, simply type a capital O , rather
- than a lowercase o. Try this on the line below.
- Open up a line above this by typing Shift-O while the cursor is on this line.
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 6.2 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> THE APPEND COMMAND <<<<<=====
-
- ** Type a to insert text AFTER the cursor. **
-
- 1. Move the cursor to the end of the first line below marked ---> by
- typing $ in Command mode.
-
- 2. Type an a (lowercase) to append text AFTER the character under the
- cursor. (Uppercase A appends to the end of the line.)
-
- Note: This avoids typing i , the last character, the text to insert, <ESC>,
- cursor-right, and finally, x , just to append to the end of a line!
-
- 3. Now complete the first line. Note also that append is exactly the same
- as insert mode, except for the location where text is inserted.
-
- ---> This line will allow you to practice
- ---> This line will allow you to practice appending text to the end of a line.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 6.3 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> ANOTHER VERSION OF REPLACE <<<<<=====
-
- ** Type a capital R to replace more than one character. **
-
- 1. Move the cursor to the first line below marked --->.
-
- 2. Place the cursor at the beginning of the first word that is different
- from the second line marked ---> (the word 'last').
-
- 3. Now type R and replace the remainder of the text on the first line by
- typing over the old text to make the first line the same as the second.
-
- ---> To make the first line the same as the last on this page use the keys.
- ---> To make the first line the same as the second, type R and the new text.
-
- 4. Note that when you press <ESC> to exit, any unaltered text remains.
-
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- **************
- * Lesson 6.4 *
- **************
- =====>>>>> SET ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE <<<<<=====
-
- ** Change environment so a search or substitute ignores case **
-
-
- 1. Search for 'ignore' by entering:
- /Ignore
- (note upper case I)
- Repeat several times by hitting the n key
-
- 2. Set the 'ic' (Ignore case) variable by typing:
- :set ic
-
- 3. Now search for 'ignore' again by entering: n
- Repeat search several more times by hitting the n key
-
-
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ********************
- * LESSON 6 SUMMARY *
- ********************
-
- 1. Typing o opens a line BELOW the cursor and places the cursor on the open
- line in insert mode.
- Typing a capital O opens the line ABOVE the line the cursor is on.
-
- 2. Type an a to insert text AFTER the character the cursor is on.
- Typing a capital A automatically appends text to the end of the line.
-
- 3. Typing a capital R enters replace mode until <ESC> is pressed to exit.
-
- 4. Typing ":set xxx" sets the environment variable "xxx"
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- This concludes the VI Tutor. It was intended to give a brief overview of
- the VI editor, just enough to allow you to use the editor fairly easily.
- It is far from complete as VI has many many more commands.
-
- For more information on UNIX and the VI editor please refer to:
-
- UNIX Primer Plus, by Mitchell Waite, Donald Martin, and Stephen Prata,
- Howard W. Sams & Co., Inc. (Indianapolis, Indiana) 1985
-
- UNIX and XENIX A Step-By-Step Guide, by Douglas Topham and Hai Truong,
- Brady Communications Company (Bowie, Maryland) 1985
-
- Or read the on-line manuals: 'man vi' or 'man ex'
-
- This tutorial was written by Michael C. Pierce and Robert K. Ware,
- Colorado School of Mines using ideas supplied by Charles Smith,
- Colorado State University.
-
- E-mail: bware@mines.colorado.edu.
-
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-