Just enough vi to open a file, edit it, and quit

Published: 2018-09-19 | Lastmod: 2019-05-08
Tags: vi, command-line

vi is something I use rarely, usually when I don’t have access to a GUI text editor. For those times, here’s just enough to do what I need:

vi <file> to open the file
Press i for “INSERT” mode
Make changes
Press esc then enter :x to quit and save changes. To quit without saving changes enter :q!

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