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Demovi

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LINE5 is updated now LINE5 is updated again LINE5 is updated once again
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LINE5 is updated now LINE5 is updated again LINE5 is updated once again
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LINE5 is updated now LINE5 is updated again LINE5 is updated once again
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A Tab Character follows and at the end of every line is the end of the line or new
line character

Adding text:
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esc i can be used to insert text


esc o can be used to open a blank line next to the current line
esc O can be used to open a blank line above the current line
esc x can be used to delete a single character at current cursor position
esc nx where n is a number can be used to delete n characters
esc r can be used to replace a character. Place the cursor on the character, press
esc r and then type the new character
esc A can be used to add characters at the end of the line
esc u can be used to undo the last operation

cut/copy paste:
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esc dd can be used to delete the current line


esc ndd where n is a number can be used to delete n lines including the current
line

esc yy can be used to copy the current line


esc nyy where n is a number can be used to copy n lines including the current line

esc p can be used to paste the deleted or copied line(s) next to the current line
esc P can be used to paste the deleted or copied line(s) above the current line

Navigating to different lines in the file:


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esc G can be used to go to the last line in the file
esc nG where n is a number can be used to go to the nth line in the file

Finding Text:
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Press the esc key followed by / and when you see / in the last line, specify the
text that needs to be found

line5 --> The search will proceed in the forward direction and you will go to
the line with next match for "line5"

n --> Pressing n will continue the search in the forward direction and
you will go to the line with the next match for "line5"

N --> Pressing N will continue the search in the backward direction and
you will go to the line with the previous match for "line5"

Finding and Replacing Text:


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Press the esc key followed by : character and when you see a : character in the
last line, execute the following commands.

%s/line5/LINE5 --> This will replace the first occurrence of "line5" with "LINE5"
in the different lines. The second and subsequent occurrences of this pattern in
the different lines will not be replaced.

%s/line5/LINE5/g --> With the global switch, this will replace each and every
occurrence of "line5" with "LINE5"

Session Customization:
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Press esc key followed by : and when you see a : character in the last line, the
following commands can be executed for the purpose specified against them.

se nu --> To set line number display on


10 --> To go to the 10th line in the file
25 --> To go to the 25th line in the file
$ --> To go to the last line in the file
se nonu --> To set line number display off

set list --> To see the Non-Printable Characters like the Tab and the new line
characters
set nolist --> To go back to the default setting where we will not see the Non-
printable characters like Tab and the newline characters

Saving and Exiting out of the vi Editor session:


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Press the esc key followed by : and when you see a : character in the last line,
the following commands can
be executed.

w --> Write (save) the file. You will still remain in the vi Editor session.
wq --> Write (save) the file and Quit (exit). You will exit out of the vi Editor
session and return to the Command Prompt
q --> Quit without saving the changes
q! --> Quit forcefully without saving the changes
wq! --> Forcefully Write and Quit with saving the changes

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