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Editors

Editors are used for inserting or deleting text.

Windows : Notepad
DOS : Edit
Linux/Unix
CLI based : EX , ED , VI
GUI based : Emacs, Gedit, nedit, nano, pico

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VI Editor modes

There are three modes of operations in VI Editor :

Insert Mode
Command Mode
Execute Mode

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VI Editor - Modes

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How to get into Insert Mode

i - inserts the text at current cursor position

I - inserts the text at beginning of line
a - appends the text after current cursor position
A - appends the text at end of line
o - inserts a line below current cursor position
O - inserts a line above current cursor position
r - replace a single char at current cursor position

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At Execute Mode

:q - quit without saving

:q! - quit forcefully without saving
:w - save
:wq - save & quit
:wq! - save & quit forcefully
:x - save & quit
Shift+ZZ - save & quit
:sh - Provides temporary shell

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At Execute Mode

:set number - Setting line numbers

:se nu - Setting line numbers
:set nonumber - Removing line numbers
:se nonu - Removing line numbers
:84 - Press enter goes to line 84

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Delete/Copy/Paste/Undo in command mode

dd - Deletes a line
2dd - Deletes 2 lines
yy - Copy a line
2yy - Copies 2 lines
p - After deleting or copying, by pressing
the deleted or copied contents will
be pasted below the position of cursor.
u - Undo (can undo 1000 times)
Ctrl+r - Redo
G - Moves cursor to last line of file
5G - Moves cursor to 5th line of file
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