Re: VI reasons (was Re: Base Set: Suggested additions & removals.)
On Sun, Jun 14, 1998 at 09:53:17AM -0400, Raul Miller wrote:
> Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@datasync.com> wrote:
> > Absolute novices unwilling to learn should be lead gently to
> > the nearest windows box.
>
> How about something like:
I think you made a good summarize of my total vi knowledge :)
I know that this is sufficient for simple edits, and this is
all I really know about Vi.
We should have a Debian tutorial soon (IIRC). If we have a good chapter on
Vi in it, I think vi on the rescue disk should not be a problem.
But without any documentation available (on-line documentation does not
count in every situation), vi is a nono for beginners.
Maybe the text you wrote could be displayed when vi is started (like emacs
has some text at start-up) ?
Marcus
Who doesn't think that he is fighting a war here, but carries on a discussion.
> introductory vi help (unmap '?' to restore reverse searching)
>
> This editor has two modes, in Input mode you may enter text,
> in Command mode you may alter previously entered text.
>
> To enter input mode from command mode, hit i
> To enter command mode from input mode, hit ESC
> it's safe to hit ESC while in command mode
> [ESC means the escape key, ENTER means the enter key]
>
> A few other commands:
> up k
> down j
> left h
> right k
> delete current character x
> delete current line dd
> undo u
> save and exit :wq ENTER
> exit without saving :q! ENTER
>
> For more information, see
> http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Software/Text_Editors/vi/
>
>
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