VI is the default text editor on most Linux and BSD computers. And it is in the opinion of many very smart computer geeks, a wonderful piece of software. However, for the rest of us, it can seem quite arcane and confusing.

This brief guide hopes to explain the most critical commands for using VI, without ripping your hair out.

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# VI COMMANDS #

to enter vi, go to your command line and type:  vi

once inside, these are useful commands:
/<blah> = search for <blah>
x = delete
i = insert
dd = delete current line
:w = write/save the current vi file
:w whatever.txt = saves a new file called whatever.txt
:q! = quit the current vi file and return to the directory and command line
:wq! = write (save) the current file and exit, returning to the directory and command line.

:!w = shows a master WHO, IDLE, etc. info  
EXAMPLE:  2:18pm  up  9:00,  2 users,  load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
USER     TTY      FROM              LOGIN@   IDLE   JCPU   PCPU  WHAT
quinta   pts/0    walla.co.il       2:15pm  0.00s  0.17s  0.02s  vi config  
quinta   pts/2    sv.meiway.com     7:33am 17:15   0.29s   ?     -
 
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