vi Editor

A repository of helpful tools selected to aide students learning how to use the vi editor

vi Editor Quick Reference Chart (.pdf)

Handy chart of common vi commands; distributed in Unix classes

vi Editor Quick Reference Chart (.xls)

Excel version of the above chart
 

vi Reference Card (.pdf)

Written by Donald J. Binder, this is another one page reference sheet on the vi editor; this card provides descriptions of various commands and keystrokes

 

vim Quick Reference Card (.pdf)

A two page keystroke reference card; written in 2003 by Laurent Grégorie

 

An Introduction to Display Editing with vi (.pdf)

Written by William joy and Mark Horton of the University of California, Berkley Computer Science Faculty, this in-depth 39 page tutorial on the vi editor reviews the majority of the features in vi

 

Mastering the vi Editor (.pdf)

This is a 17 page tutorial on the vi editor; provided by the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Engineering

 

Introduction to the vi Editor (.pdf)

Rice University's 29 page tutorial that covers all of the basic usage of the vi editor; also comes with a reference card of vi commands

 

WINvi v2.94 (.zip)

Freeware version of the vi editor for Microsoft Windows

vi Links

The vi Lovers Home Page

Using the vi Editor

Google.com vi Pages

vi Text Editor: Tutorial

UNIX 101: vi Editor

An Extremely Quick and Simple Introduction to the vi Editor

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