Okay here is the deal. I am using Debian 2.25r2 and I am actually trying to set up a win modem. I did find a quick reference guide for this for right now. I don't really like the editor because it doesn't have commands at the botom to get me out of trouble if some thing were to happen on accident say I hit escape one too many times and I get thrown in the command mode instead of the insert mode. However I have learned a few things and this quick reference is what I need for the time being as I just trying to configure the system. Scott Berry Msn: electronicman1960@hotmail.com Yahoo Messenger: electronicman1960 If you are interested in scanning and you are blind please come join our police scanner list. To subscribe send a message to: mailto:blindscanner-subscribe@yahoogroups.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gil Andre" <gandre@arkeia.com> To: <blinux-list@redhat.com> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 3:28 AM Subject: Re: info about vi on the net > > 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 <name-of-program> > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list