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

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