From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 198D73EC16 for ; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 05:18:26 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g8J9IQ001699 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 05:18:26 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g8J9IPh01695 for ; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 05:18:25 -0400 Received: from mail1.arkeia.com (knox-gw.knox-software.easynet.fr [212.180.90.105]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g8J91Ai32185 for ; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 05:01:10 -0400 Received: from voyager.knox.com (voyager.knox.com [192.168.7.139]) by mail1.arkeia.com (Postfix) with SMTP id E0D963709 for ; Thu, 19 Sep 2002 11:17:59 +0200 (CEST) Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 11:28:42 +0200 From: Gil Andre To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: info about vi on the net Message-Id: <20020919112842.0af05b10.gandre@arkeia.com> In-Reply-To: <000501c25f2d$f6160340$8ca0a6d8@scottscomp> References: <000501c25f2d$f6160340$8ca0a6d8@scottscomp> Organization: Arkeia Corporation. X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.8.3 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Scott, I think you need to include more information about what you are trying to do or to learn. For instance : which distribution of Linux are you using? Most distributions of Linux (Red Hat, Mandrake) do not use "vi", but supply the more advanced "vim" and make a symlink from "vi" to "vim". If you are using Slackware, though, "vi" is linked to "elvis", which is a little bit less advanced than "vim" (but still better than plain old "vi"). Etc... etc... you get my drift. Try entering the following command: which vi And do an "ls" on the directory it returns to have more info on the vi you are using on your system. Second: What would you like to know? With a lot of UNIX programs, the best way is to start by entering the following command: apropos vi or, to filter the results: apropos vi | less apropos vi | grep editor apropos vi | grep tutor This will give you less information, but also information that's more relevant. Simply enter the name of the program you'd like more information on, as such: man For instance, here are all the interesting man pages I could find on my Slackware 8.1 machine: bash-2.05a$ apropos vi | grep edit elvis (1) - a clone of the ex/vi text editor evim (1) - easy Vim, edit a file with Vim and setup for modeless editing vim (1) - Vi IMproved, a programmers text editor vimdiff (1) - edit two or three versions of a file with Vim and show differences vimtutor (1) - the Vim tutor Finally, I can send you a PS file that was created as a very, very short documentation for vi -- this is almost the only documentation that I use for vim, as it contains all the really helpful commands. Also, try entering the command "vimtutor", as it will launch a very helpful tutorial on vim. On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 10:10:42 -0600, Scott wrote: > Are there any goo d sites where I can get more info about vi on the net. I > did try vitutor vi-tutor vilearn vi-learn with no success. I hope this helps! -- Gil Andre ___ Technical writer ___ Arkeia Corporation email: gandre@arkeia.com | web: http://www.arkeia.com