VI(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual VI(1)
vi - screen oriented (visual) display editor based on ex
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\bSY
\bYN
\bNO
\bOP
\bPS
\bSI
\bIS
\bS
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\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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\bDE
\bES
\bSC
\bCR
\bRI
\bIP
\bPT
\bTI
\bIO
\bON
\bN
_
\bV_
\bi (visual) is a display oriented text editor based on
_
\be_
\bx(1). _
\bE_
\bx and _
\bv_
\bi run the same code; it is possible to get
to the command mode of _
\be_
\bx from within _
\bv_
\bi and vice-versa.
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
_
\bE_
\bd_
\bi_
\bt_
\bi_
\bn_
\bg _
\bw_
\bi_
\bt_
\bh _
\bV_
\bi provide full details on using _
\bv_
\bi.
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\bSE
\bEE
\bE A
\bAL
\bLS
\bSO
\bO
ex (1), edit (1), ``Vi Quick Reference'' card, ``An Intro-
duction to Display Editing with Vi''.
Mark Horton added macros to _
\bv_
\bi_
\bs_
\bu_
\ba_
\bl mode and is maintaining
Software tabs using ^
\b^T
\bT work only immediately after the
_
\ba_
\bu_
\bt_
\bo_
\bi_
\bn_
\bd_
\be_
\bn_
\bt.
Left and right shifts on intelligent terminals don't make
use of insert and delete character operations in the termi-
The _
\bw_
\br_
\ba_
\bp_
\bm_
\ba_
\br_
\bg_
\bi_
\bn option can be fooled since it looks at output
columns when blanks are typed. If a long word passes
through the margin and onto the next line without a break,
then the line won't be broken.
Insert/delete within a line can be slow if tabs are present
on intelligent terminals, since the terminals need help in
Saving text on deletes in the named buffers is somewhat
The _
\bs_
\bo_
\bu_
\br_
\bc_
\be command does not work when executed as :
\b:s
\bso
\bou
\bur
\brc
\bce
\be;
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
commands, since it is not possible to give more than one
line of input to a :
\b: escape. To use these on a :
\b:g
\bgl
\blo
\bob
\bba
\bal
\bl you
must Q
\bQ to _
\be_
\bx command mode, execute them, and then reenter
the screen editor with _
\bv_
\bi or _
\bo_
\bp_
\be_
\bn.
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