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Article #3054Re: VI Interactive Help
From: Kevin Carothers
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1988 21:07
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1988 21:07
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>From: wsmith@uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu
>I've never seen a decent help card for Vi. There are lots of things
>that won't fit in a small piece of documentation like a couple of sheets
>of paper.
[...other stuff too]
I found a good one. It's manufactured by;
Specialized Systems Consultants
PO BOX 7, Northgate Station
Seattle, WA 98125-0007 phone: (206) FOR-UNIX
It's an 8-page 'roadmap' folded 8.5"x11" sheet that has all you want
and more. It covers the following topics;
* Screen Adjustment * Vi Entry
* shiftwidth formatting * File manipulation
* Marking * Text manipulation
* Options * Cursor movement
* "Ed" compatible commands * Text copying
* Limits (chars/line, etc) * patterns
* Macro's and appreviations
In short, I believe it tells more about Vi than Bill Joy *EVER* told us
in the UNIX(*) USD. Get it. If they're out of business, I'd also recommend
the following;
Introducing the UNIX system
McGraw-Hill Software Series.
by: Henry McGilton & Rachel Morgan
...VERY good writeup on Vi.
Viva Vi!
Kevin
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(*) UNIX is a trademark of a warped mind.
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