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- From: buboo@alf.uib.no (Ove Ruben R Olsen)
- Subject: Re: HELP with Vi, PLEASE!!!
- Message-ID: <1992Jul31.201613.10442@alf.uib.no>
- Organization: University of Bergen, Norway
- References: <pyqmhdh.lindae@netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 20:16:13 GMT
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- >As a new user to Unix and to Vi, I must say that the online manual for
- >vi is absolutely no help at all!! Can't someone come up with a simple
- >manual or easy-to-use tutorial for new users? Why must it be so
- >complicated?
-
- It is not.. :-)
-
- It is realy simple, example:
-
- r = little replace (one char)
- R = BIG replace.
- c = change
- cw = change word
- c2w = change 2 words ... :-)
-
- and so on...
-
- >What I absolutely can not figure out is, how do I make corrections?
- >For example, in this posting, suppose I wanted to go back up to
- >line number 2 and change the word "can't" to "can not" ? How would I
- >do that?
-
- [ESC]2G/can'tcf can not[ESC] :-)
-
- [ESC] - Hit the escape key.
- 2G - Goto line 2
- /can't - Find can't
- cf - Change for current position until first space (f = find)
- can not - replacement
- [ESC] - end the Change mode
-
-
- What you should do is fetching the following files from your neares
- FTP site containing the VI/EX archive and dig out the folowing files:
-
- As a starter, begin with the folowing files (in order):
-
- vi.intro.Z Introduction on Display Editing with VI. UCB-dist. A Must.
- vi.reference.Z VI reference. Version 8. Maarten Litmaath. A Must.
- vi.beginers.Z VI beginers guide.
- vi.tutor.tar.Z An interactive tutor for VI. (Ver: 1.3) Beginers choice.
- vi.tutor.tex.Z A exelent documet to use with vi.tutor.Z. Beginers choise.
- vi.tutor.Z The tutor-file from vi.tutor.tar.Z (tutor.vi). Load this
- into the editor and follow the instructions. If you do
- so, there is no need for installing the vi.tutor.tar.Z
-
- You may need help to setup the vi.tutor.tar.Z and to print out
- vi.tutor.tex.Z, but it's worth the hassle.
-
-
- After a while, fetch the following files
-
- vi.apwh.ms.Z VI Command & Function Reference. UCB-dist.
- vi.chars.Z Apendix: character functions. UCB-dist. A Must.
- vi.summary.Z VI / EX Quick reference. UCB-dist.
-
-
- The VI/EX archives can be found at:
-
- Europe:
- Main site: alf.uib.no (129.177.30.3)
- Filearea: pub/lpf/misc
- Peak hours: 07.00 am GMT to 03.00 pm GMT
-
- Japan:
- Mirror site: utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp (133.11.11.11)
- Filearea: misc/vi-archive
- Peak hours: 01.00 am GMT to 09.00 am GMT
-
- USA, Canada and Mexico:
- Mirror site: cs.uwp.edu (131.210.1.4)
- Filearea: /pub/vi
- Peak hours: None.
-
- Australia, NZ and the rest Down Under:
- Main site: monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (130.194.1.106)
- Filearea: /pub/Vi
- Peak hours: Not relevent
-
-
- For more information about the files at the archives and the archives
- itself, please read one of the FAQ for Comp.Editors.
- If you are in a hurry you may fetch the INDEX file.
-
- If you need more information, you are welcome to mail Ove.R.Olsen@uib.no.
-
- \Ruben.
-
-
- --
- Ove Ruben R Olsen a Gnarfer and VI user. EMAIL: ruben@uib.no.
- Maintaining the EX/VI-archive and a coupple of the Comp.Editors FAQs.
- People that is ignorant tend to live a fustrated life, at least when it
- comes to editing - But I do belive this is a general rule in life.
-