…In addition to moving the cursor backward and forward by characters and up and…down by lines, you can also move by words, sentences and paragraphs.…The keys w and b move the cursor forward a word, that's what the w stands for,…or back a word, that's what the b is.…You can also use e, to move forward to the end of the current word if you're in…a word or to the end of the next word if you're at the beginning of the word.…So w will go to the beginning of the next word,…whereas e will go to the end of the current word.…
The commands parenthesis forward and back.…The right parenthesis moves the cursor forward to…the beginning of the next sentence.…The left parenthesis moves the cursor backward to the beginning of…the current sentence or to the beginning of the previous sentence.…And likewise, the curly brace moves the cursor forward a paragraph or…back a paragraph.…A sentence is determined by via using punctuation and space.…Whereas a paragraph is delimited by a line which is completely blank.…And when I say completely blank, I mean that it can't contain any spaces or tabs.…
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9/4/2014- Identifying vi’s modes.
- Distinguishing how to move around within files.
- Explain ways to edit text such as inserting text.
- Determine how to move content using undo, repeat, and yank.
- Break down how to utilize editing features such as auto-indent, indenting, and word wrap.
- Recognizing how to filter text through shell commands.
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome38s
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1. Exploring vi
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What is vi?2m 26s
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2. Getting Started with vi
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Entering and leaving vi2m 4s
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Managing files4m 40s
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3. Moving Around within a File
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Moving the cursor3m 49s
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Moving by lines3m 15s
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Scrolling the text1m 52s
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4. Basic Text Editing
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Inserting text2m 45s
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Deleting text2m 43s
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Changing text3m 38s
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5. Undo, Repeat, Yank, and Put
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6. Search and Replace
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Searching text2m 12s
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Regular expression examples3m 38s
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7. Advanced Editing Features
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Conclusion
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Goodbye45s
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