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Learning the Vi and Vim Editors
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Release NotesThere is nothing that the hard-core Unix/Linux user is more fanatical about than
their text editor. Editors are the subject of either adoration and worship, or
of scorn and ridicule, depending upon whether the topic of discussion is your
editor or someone else's. In the Unix world, the vi editor has been the standard
editor for close to 30 years. vi has always been popular on Unix and Linux, and
it has a growing following on Windows systems too. (Most experienced System
Administrators cite vi as their system administration tool of choice.) The
original vi editor inspired the creation of numerous vi clones for different
systems where vi itself was unavailable. Today, the most popular clone is vim,
which has many extra features for both beginners and power users. Since 1986,
this book has been the standard guide for vi. If you're finally ready to learn
why vi and vim are the subject of so much adulation, then this is the book for
you. While retaining all the valuable features of previous editions, the new 7th
edition has been expanded to include detailed information on vim, the leading vi
clone. vim is the default version of vi on most Linux systems and on Mac OS X,
and is available for many other operating systems too. With this guide, you
learn text editing basics and advanced tools for both editors, such as multi-
window editing, how to write both interactive macros and scripts to extend the
editor, and power tools for programmers—all in the easy-to-follow style that has
made this book a classic. Learning the vi and vim Editors includes: A complete
introduction to text editing with vi: 1. How to move around vi in a hurry 2.
Beyond the basics, such as using buffers 3. vi'sglobalsearch and replacement 4.
Advanced editing, including customizing vi and executing Unix commands How to
make full use of vim: 1. Extended text objects and more powerful regular
expressions 2. Multi-window editing with vim and powerful vim scripts 3. How to
make full use of the GUI version of vim, called gvim 4. vim's enhancements for
programmers, such as syntax highlighting, folding and extended tags Coverage of
three other popular vi clones: nvi, elvis, and vile Several valuable references
appendixes, including an alphabetical quick reference to both vi and ex mode
commands for regular vi and for vim An updated appendix on vi and the Internet
Learning either vi or vim is required knowledge if you use Linux or Unix, and in
either case, reading this book is essential.

Table Of Contents

Preface
Part I. Basic and Advanced vi
1. The vi Text Editor
2. Simple Editing
3. Moving Around in a Hurry
4. Beyond the Basics
5. Introducing the ex Editor
6. Global Replacement
7. Advanced Editing
8. Introduction to the vi Clones
Part II. Vim
9. Vim (vi Improved): An Introduction
10. Major Vim Improvements over vi
11. Multiple Windows in Vim
12. Vim Scripts
13. Graphical Vim (gvim)
14. Vim Enhancements for Programmers
15. Other Cool Stuff in Vim
Part III. Other vi Clones
16. nvi: New vi
17. Elvis
18. vile: vi Like Emacs
Part IV. Appendixes
A. The vi, ex, and Vim Editors
B. Setting Options
C. Problem Checklists
D. vi and the Internet
Index

Product Details

* ISBN: 059652983X
* ISBN-13: 9780596529833
* Format: Paperback, 496pp
* Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
* Pub. Date: July 2008
* Edition Description: REV
* Edition Number: 7
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