Cyclades PC400 Vi Editor, Vi filename, Mode What is done there How to Get There

Cyclades-PC400 Installation Manual

Other commands allow the user to change directories and see the contents of a directory.

pwd	Supplies the name of the current directory. While logged in, the user is always
	"in" a directory. The default initial directory is the user's home directory,
	/home/<username>
ls [options] directory_name	Lists the files and directories within directory_name. Some useful options are -l
	for more detailed output and -a which shows hidden system files.
cd directory_name	Changes the directory to the one specified
cat file_name	Prints the contents of file_name to the screen.

Shortcuts:

. (a dot)	represents the current directory
.. (two dots)	represents one directory above the current directory (i.e. one directory closer to the base
	directory).

The vi Editor

To edit a file using the vi editor, type

vifile_name

viis a three-state line editor: it has a command mode, a line mode and an editing mode. If in doubt as to which

mode you are in, press the <ESC> key which will bring you to the command mode.

Mode	What is done there	How to Get There
command mode	navigation within the open file	Press the <ESC> key.
editing mode	text editing	See list of editing commands below.
line mode	file saving, opening, etc. exiting	From the command mode, type ":" (the
	from vi	colon).

Entering the program, the user is automatically in the command mode. To navigate to the part of the file to be

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