Learning the vi editor
Publisher: Wikibooks 2006
Number of pages: 82
Description:
vi is a powerful editor that is ubiquitous amongst Unix and Unix-like operating systems, but is available on many other operating systems. Even if you use another editor you must have a passing knowledge of vi as an administrator. Sometimes vi is the only editor available when your computer crashes leaving a minimal system for you to repair.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(640KB, PDF)
Similar books
The Craft of Text Editingby Craig A. Finseth - Lulu.com
This book covers all aspects of creating a character-based text editor. In the process, it discusses many aspects of creating a large application program including user interface, speed/memory/I/O tradeoffs, and many other considerations.
(11387 views)
Porting UNIX Softwareby Greg Lehey - O'Reilly
The book deals with the whole life cycle of porting, from setting up a source tree on your system to correcting platform differences. It discusses the differences between versions of UNIX and the areas where porters tend to have problems.
(13179 views)
Introduction to Unixby F.G. Fiamingo, L. DeBula, L. Condron - The Ohio State University
Table of contents: History of Unix; Unix Structure; Getting Started; System Resources and Printing; Shells; Special Unix Features; Text Processing; Other Useful Commands; Shell Programming; Editors; Unix Command Summary; A Short Unix Bibliography.
(11120 views)
Filesystem Hierarchy Standardby R. Russell, D. Quinlan, C. Yeoh - Filesystem Hierarchy Standard Group
The filesystem standard has been designed to be used by Unix distribution developers, package developers, and system implementors. However, it is primarily intended to be a reference on how to manage a Unix filesystem or directory hierarchy.
(12193 views)