How To Use the UNIX-LINUX vi Text Editor: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques (And Tutorials Too!)

I have worked with vi for a number years, but never delved into it in any depth. I was content to use it for basic editing and use another editor dor anything complex.Recently, I have had to go back and forth between editors. It just made sense to use one editor if possible. This book was a good review and overview of vi. I plan on using vim, but the lessons in this book carry over to vim as well.If you are a vi/vim power user, you can skip this book. It is clearly targeted to the newbie or someone like me that needed a refresher before deling deeper.

I read a lot of technical books. I find many of them have a lot of fluff and or "how-to's" that don't work out. This book is an easy read for a technical book, and gets right to the needs many users have in terms of using vi. I am a very experienced technology and linux veteran, and found it insightful even with my experience. I have added this book to my "keep around all the time" technology book set - a very small group of books on that elite list.

I always knew there is a vi/vim editor available on my Linux install. Up until now, I always used nano editor to edit linux configuration files. This book teaches me how to use vi in a very practical manner. Somehow the author was successful in describing how to use the "editor" without boring the audience. I was at 50% of the book when I stopped reading and started using vi instead of nano. I am finding text editing with vi to be much quicker than using nano. Looking forward to reading the rest.Update - OK now I completed the book and my rating does not change. For 99cents Kindle version, this is a steal for people who know nothing about vi/vim!

Easy to follow with plenty of examples to help overcome a very steep learning curve. Also great to keep on hand as a reference tool. Thanks for the time & effort to produce this jewel.

Quite useful guide for me who I was even scared of hearing the word.It is easy to read and it made me being able to do some stuff with vi.

But if you have any experience with VI, you'll be familiar with just about everything in the booklet. It is, however, kinda handy to have around in case you forget exact syntax or such... NOT unhappy with it... =)

This book can be understanding for no English-language people and asking why always man to write.Grace and nice handbook that is I have seen ever.

Good information presented in an understandable way. It's worth reading if you use vi. I picked up several new commands into my "normally used" set.

I like this book, all you need is an open file in your computer and take notes with all the vi commands mentioned here, you better print it later on and keep it with you till your mussels memory learn them by heart

Brilliant - This will be extreamly useful - The book is exactly what I'm lookingfor a simple organized introduction

Interesting point of view, very easy to read. However is quite short and limited for a developer.

excellent quick guide for me as a neewbe

As I,m a complete beginner to linux I can prop my kindle up against the computer and go through the exercises.