Vi editor

[Zeck]

Hi,
I'm very interesting Vi. So i want to install it and i google it. But i'm not found how to install it. So how can i install it ? Any Idea ?

[Amstell]

just go to your console and type sudo vi <filename>

it should load up whatever filename you choose.

Be careful as the commands are a little hard to get use to.

[T-Virus]

It should be installed by default, yes. But if by any chance it's not.

sudo apt-get install vi

Actually, I'm not sure even sure it may be available at repos.


EDIT: It was a funny try, he heh. No it's default all the time, there is no Vi at repositories.

[Zeck]

It should be installed by default, yes. But if by any chance it's not.

sudo apt-get install vi

Actually, I'm not sure even sure it may be available at repos.


EDIT: It was a funny try, he heh. No it's default all the time, there is no Vi at repositories.

Thanks for your advice. He he.

Regards,
Zeck

[Monicker]

It should be installed by default, yes. But if by any chance it's not.

sudo apt-get install vi

Actually, I'm not sure even sure it may be available at repos.


EDIT: It was a funny try, he heh. No it's default all the time, there is no Vi at repositories.

Vim (VI Improved) is in the repos, and vim-tiny is installed by default on Ubuntu.

[T-Virus]

Thanks for heads up mate. I remember using Vi with Unix System V Release 4.2 all the way back in 1993.

[Tart]

You probably should try to get vim-full. It is available through symantec. When i tried to use regular vi, it didn't do spell checking. :set spell didn't do anything. vim-full on the other hand works perfectly

sudo apt-get install vim-full

[Zeck]

You probably should try to get vim-full. It is available through symantec. When i tried to use regular vi, it didn't do spell checking. :set spell didn't do anything. vim-full on the other hand works perfectly

sudo apt-get install vim-full

Thanks a lot. So how to use it. Could you teach me simple tutorials ?

[scorp123]

You probably should try to get vim-full. It is available through symantec.

Symantec??? What in the world have they to do with this???

... Or you probably meant Synaptic?

[spec-chum]

Thanks a lot. So how to use it. Could you teach me simple tutorials ?

There's a tutorial here.
http://www.apmaths.uwo.ca/~xli/vim/vim_tutorial.html

I had to learn vi a few years back as it was the only text editor on the machines at work (we were basically telnetting into Unix boxes so had to use vi). I'm so glad I learned how to use it though as it is a brilliant editor.