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vi (pronounced as distinct letters, / ˌ v iː ˈ aɪ / ⓘ) [1] is a screen-oriented text editor originally created for the Unix operating system. The portable subset of the behavior of vi and programs based on it, and the ex editor language supported within these programs, is described by (and thus standardized by) the Single Unix Specification and POSIX.
In his 2008 review of the 7th edition for Dr. Dobb's Journal, author Mike Riley compared the coverage afforded by the book to a combination of the Vim online documentation and O'Reilly's vi Editor Pocket Reference. While noting that the book "continues to fulfill an apparent market need," he did not find the book appropriate for more advanced ...
Like vi, vim supports multiple editing modes. Depending on the mode, typed characters are interpreted either as sequences of commands or are inserted as text. In Vim there are 14 editing modes, 7 basic modes and 7 variants: [37] Normal mode – used for editor commands. This is generally the default mode and by default hitting ESC returns the ...
Among the list of features is a Vim editor powered by Ace. To enter the Vim editor, press I and use a hint letter to pick an input box. Alternatively if a text box was selected via insert mode or mouse click, Ctrl+i opens the editor. For input and select elements, ↵ Enter saves the text.
The first version of "Vi IMitation" was released in 1988 on a public domain disk set made by Fred Fish. Several users ported Vim onto other platforms, such as MS-DOS and Unix. In version 1.22 in 1992, Vi IMitation was renamed to "Vi IMproved". [4] [5] Vim is open-source and charityware; users are encouraged to donate to ICCF Holland. [4]
To support specified character encoding, the editor must be able to load, save, view and edit text in the specific encoding and not destroy any characters. For UTF-8 and UTF-16, this requires internal 16-bit character support. Partial support is indicated if: 1) the editor can only convert the character encoding to internal (8-bit) format for ...
Bravo (editor) – the first WYSIWYG modal editor made for Xerox Alto computers at Xerox PARC by Butler Lampson and Charles Simonyi; vi – has one mode for inserting text, and a separate mode for entering commands. There is also an "ex" mode for issuing more complex commands (e.g. search and
vile is an acronym which stands for "VI Like Emacs". vile 9.6 is featured in Chapter 18 of the O'Reilly book "Learning the vi and Vim Editors". [2] An older version (vile 8.0) was presented in Chapter 12 of the O'Reilly book "Learning the vi Editor". [3] The program is also known as xvile [4] for the X Window System, and as winvile for ...