LPIC I Exam Cram™ 2: Linux Professional Institute Certification Exams 101 and 102

Chapter 3. Basic vi Skills

Terms you’ll need to understand:

✓	Command mode
✓	Insert mode
✓	LastLine mode
✓	Message line
✓	Named buffers
✓	The Unnamed buffer

Techniques you’ll need to master:

✓	Opening a file for editing
✓	Saving and exiting files
✓	Searching for text, including ranges and regular expressions
✓	Navigating within a file, including using the H, J, K, and L keys
✓	Searching and replacing text using different methods
✓	Setting, unsetting, and displaying options for vi
✓	Executing commands within vi
✓	Performing advanced editing functions

Editors

The LPI exams focus on vi as the default editor for Linux. No matter how much you think emacs rocks, or that pico/nano is much easier to use with the onscreen menus, it’s essential that you have basic vi skills.

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