vi test

[stek]

Crap! - How do you insert, cursor keeps moving....?

[Spacecadet]

Crap! - How do you insert, cursor keeps moving....?

:q!

subl filename.txt

[eek]

move cursor to where you want

press :i

escape when you've finished adding text.

I'm not covering delete here as thats bound to confuse other readers.....

[mudskipper]

move cursor to where you want

press :i

escape when you've finished adding text.

I'm not covering delete here as thats bound to confuse other readers.....

Isn't that the x thread?

[FiveTimes]

move cursor to where you want

press :i

escape when you've finished adding text.

I'm not covering delete here as thats bound to confuse other readers.....

Or

o - for insert new line under where the cursor is

or O for insert new line above where the cursor is is

[Freamon]

Best to start with a new file if you're confused, so you don't screw up your existing one.

To do this in vi, type:

1GdG:w <return>

[OwlHoot]

Watching a novice struggling with vi for the first time is one of life's little pleasures

Why on Earth didn't emacs become the de facto standard? - Infinitely better than vi

[TheFaQQer]

Watching a novice struggling with vi for the first time is one of life's little pleasures

I used to work with a guy who in all seriousness couldn't work Notepad because he was so used to vi. I ended up learning vi because that was easier than trying to fix the mess he left when using Notepad.

[eek]

Watching a novice struggling with vi for the first time is one of life's little pleasures

Why on Earth didn't emacs become the de facto standard? - Infinitely better than vi

Because emacs v vi is a religious war with opinions more firmly held than ...

[sasguru]

Ah vi. Dear old long-gone days of the 80s/90s. I wonder if my "muscle memory" would make my fingers do the right thing now. Probably not. Although I believe once learnt all you have to do is activate that memory so wouldn't take to long to become fluent again.