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Chapter 4. Beyond the Basics

You have already been introduced to the basic vi editing commands, i, a, c, d, and y. This chapter expands on what you already know about editing. It covers:

  • Description of additional editing facilities, with a review of general command form

  • Additional ways to enter vi

  • Making use of buffers that store yanks and deletions

  • Marking your place in a file



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