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== Links == | == Links == | ||
[[:wikipedia:Vi|vi article at Wikipedia]] | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Latest revision as of 13:57, 30 May 2011
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This article documents a developer tool. A list of available devtools is available, together with installation instructions. |
Description
The vi (visual) utility is a powerful text file editor that can be accessed from the command line terminal. It is installed to the device by default.
Packages
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binary: N/A
Usage Examples
Open up a file for viewing and editing:
# vi myfile.txt
Exit from vi: type ESC:q!, that's ESC, colon, q and an exclamation mark.
Edit the opened file: press 'i'. In this mode you are able to make changes to the file.
To save changes type: ESC:w, that's ESC, colon, w.
To save changes and quit: ESC:wq
