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| 4 | VI(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual VI(1) | |
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| 8 | N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE | |
| 9 | vi - screen oriented (visual) display editor based on ex | |
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| 11 | S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS | |
| 12 | v\bvi\bi [ -\b-t\bt tag ] [ -\b-r\br ] [ +\b+_\bc_\bo_\bm_\bm_\ba_\bn_\bd ] [ -\b-l\bl ] [ -\b-w\bw_\bn ] name ... | |
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| 14 | D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN | |
| 15 | _\bV_\bi (visual) is a display oriented text editor based on | |
| 16 | _\be_\bx(1). _\bE_\bx and _\bv_\bi run the same code; it is possible to get | |
| 17 | to the command mode of _\be_\bx from within _\bv_\bi and vice-versa. | |
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| 19 | The _\bV_\bi _\bQ_\bu_\bi_\bc_\bk _\bR_\be_\bf_\be_\br_\be_\bn_\bc_\be card and the _\bI_\bn_\bt_\br_\bo_\bd_\bu_\bc_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn _\bt_\bo _\bD_\bi_\bs_\bp_\bl_\ba_\by | |
| 20 | _\bE_\bd_\bi_\bt_\bi_\bn_\bg _\bw_\bi_\bt_\bh _\bV_\bi provide full details on using _\bv_\bi. | |
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| 22 | F\bFI\bIL\bLE\bES\bS | |
| 23 | See _\be_\bx(1). | |
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| 25 | S\bSE\bEE\bE A\bAL\bLS\bSO\bO | |
| 26 | ex (1), edit (1), ``Vi Quick Reference'' card, ``An Intro- | |
| 27 | duction to Display Editing with Vi''. | |
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| 29 | A\bAU\bUT\bTH\bHO\bOR\bR | |
| 30 | William Joy | |
| 31 | Mark Horton added macros to _\bv_\bi_\bs_\bu_\ba_\bl mode and is maintaining | |
| 32 | version 3 | |
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| 34 | B\bBU\bUG\bGS\bS | |
| 35 | Software tabs using ^\b^T\bT work only immediately after the | |
| 36 | _\ba_\bu_\bt_\bo_\bi_\bn_\bd_\be_\bn_\bt. | |
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| 38 | Left and right shifts on intelligent terminals don't make | |
| 39 | use of insert and delete character operations in the termi- | |
| 40 | nal. | |
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| 42 | The _\bw_\br_\ba_\bp_\bm_\ba_\br_\bg_\bi_\bn option can be fooled since it looks at output | |
| 43 | columns when blanks are typed. If a long word passes | |
| 44 | through the margin and onto the next line without a break, | |
| 45 | then the line won't be broken. | |
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| 47 | Insert/delete within a line can be slow if tabs are present | |
| 48 | on intelligent terminals, since the terminals need help in | |
| 49 | doing this correctly. | |
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| 51 | Saving text on deletes in the named buffers is somewhat | |
| 52 | inefficient. | |
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| 54 | The _\bs_\bo_\bu_\br_\bc_\be command does not work when executed as :\b:s\bso\bou\bur\brc\bce\be; | |
| 55 | there is no way to use the :\b:a\bap\bpp\bpe\ben\bnd\bd, :\b:c\bch\bha\ban\bng\bge\be, and :\b:i\bin\bns\bse\ber\brt\bt | |
| 56 | commands, since it is not possible to give more than one | |
| 57 | line of input to a :\b: escape. To use these on a :\b:g\bgl\blo\bob\bba\bal\bl you | |
| 58 | must Q\bQ to _\be_\bx command mode, execute them, and then reenter | |
| 59 | the screen editor with _\bv_\bi or _\bo_\bp_\be_\bn. | |
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| 63 | Printed 7/9/88 April 29, 1985 1 | |
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