Vi Editor Commands

• 1. What are the different editors in Linux to edit files?
  
  • 1. ed
  • 2. vi
  • 3. vim
  • 4. pico
• 2. How to open a file in vi editor?
  
  • Syntax
  • # vi file-name
  • Example:
  • # vi names.txt
• 3. How to quit a file?
  
  • Example:
  • Vi names.txt – Open a file in vi editor.
  • :q! – If you are in insert mode press escape before you type :q! to quit the editor without saving.
  • :wq – Quit vi editor with saving.
• 4. Save commands in vi editor
  
  • q Quit
  • :q! Quit without saving
  • :qa Quit all fiels opened
  • :w Save changes
  • :wq Save and quit
  • zz Save and quit