Index: V

Learning vi

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Index: V

-V option (elvis): 10.2. Important Command-Line Arguments

-v option (vile): 12.2. Important Command-Line Arguments

v, V commands (elvis block mode): 10.8.6. Visual Mode

v, V commands (vim block mode): 11.8.7. Visual Mode

/var/tmp directory: 1.2.1. Problems Saving Files

variablefont display mode (elvis): 10.9.2. Syntax Highlighting

versions of vi (see clones, vi)

vertical bar (|)

alternation metacharacter: 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions

9.7. Extended Regular Expressions

| metacharacter: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

12.7. Extended Regular Expressions

for combining ex commands: 5.2.7. Combining ex Commands

cursor movement command: 3.1.5.1. Movement on the current line

vi command (UNIX): 1.1.1. Opening a File

command-line options: 4.2. Options When Starting vi

A. Quick Reference

editing multiple files: 5.5.1. Invoking vi on Multiple Files

vi commands: 1. The vi Text Editor

2.1. vi Commands

bottom-line: 1. The vi Text Editor

command quick reference: A. Quick Reference

general form of: 2.3.3.1. Words

numeric arguments for: 2.2.2. Numeric Arguments

2.4.1. Numeric Arguments for Insert Commands

repeating (see repeating commands)

running when starting vi: 4.2.1. Advancing to a Specific Place

undoing (see undoing)

vi text editor: 1. The vi Text Editor

clones of (see clones, vi)
customizing editing environment: 7.1. Customizing vi
emacs editor vs.: E.3. Tastes Great, Less Filling
filtering text with: 7.2.1.2. Filtering text with vi
Internet and: E. vi and the Internet
quotes about: E.4. vi Quotes
Solaris vi (see Solaris vi)
starting (see invoking vi)

view command (UNIX): 4.2.2. Read-only Mode

:view-file command (vile): 12.5. Multiwindow Editing

view mode: 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files

vi.exrc file (nvi): 9.4. Initialization

vile-c-filt program: 12.9.2. Syntax Highlighting

.vile.keywords file: 12.9.2. Syntax Highlighting

vile (vi clone): 4.2.3. Recovering a Buffer

12. vile—vi Like Emacs
documentation and online help: 12.3. Online Help and Other Documentation
editing model: 12.10.1. The vile Editing Model
extended regular expressions: 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
extension languages: 8.1. And These Are My Brothers, Darrell, Darrell, and Darrell
feature summary: 8.8. Editor Comparison Summary
important command-line arguments: 12.2. Important Command-Line Arguments
improvements over vi: 12.8. Improved Editing Facilities
infinite undo facility: 8.6.4. Incremental Searching
initialization of: 12.4. Initialization
interesting features: 12.10. Interesting Features
line length: 8.6.2. Arbitrary Length Lines and Binary Data
mode indicators: 8.6.7. Mode Indicators
multiwindow editing: 12.5. Multiwindow Editing
obtaining source code: 12.11. Sources and Supported Operating Systems
procedure language for: 12.10.3. The Procedure Language
programming assistance: 12.9. Programming Assistance
set command options (list): C.5. vile 8.0 Options
sideways scrolling: 8.6.5. Left-Right Scrolling
tag stacks: 12.8.2. Tag Stacks
word abbreviations: 7.3.1. Word Abbreviation

VILE_HELP_FILE environment variable (vile): 12.3. Online Help and Other Documentation

VILEINIT environment variable (vile): 12.4. Initialization

.vilemenu file: 12.4. Initialization

VILE_STARTUP_FILE environment variable (vile): 12.4. Initialization

VILE_STARTUP_PATH environment variable (vile): 12.3. Online Help and Other Documentation

vim (vi clone): 11. vim—vi Improved

documentation and online help: 11.3. Online Help and Other Documentation

extended regular expressions: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

extension languages: 8.1. And These Are My Brothers, Darrell, Darrell, and Darrell

feature summary: 8.8. Editor Comparison Summary

GUI version of: 11.2. Important Command-Line Arguments

11.4.2. Initialization for the GUI

important command-line arguments: 11.2. Important Command-Line Arguments

improvements over vi: 11.8. Improved Editing Facilities

infinite undo facility: 8.6.4. Incremental Searching

initialization of: 11.4. Initialization

interesting features: 11.10. Interesting Features

line length: 8.6.2. Arbitrary Length Lines and Binary Data

mode indicators: 8.6.7. Mode Indicators

multiwindow editing: 11.5. Multiwindow Editing

obtaining source code: 11.11. Sources and Supported Operating Systems

programming assistance: 11.9. Programming Assistance

set command options (list): C.4. vim 5.1 Options

sideways scrolling: 8.6.5. Left-Right Scrolling

tag stacks: 11.8.2. Tag Stacks

word abbreviations: 7.3.1. Word Abbreviation

viminfo file: 11.4.1. Initialization for All vim Invocations

VIMINIT environment variable (vim): 11.4.1. Initialization for All vim Invocations

.vimrc file (vim): 11.4.1. Initialization for All vim Invocations

visual (block) mode: 8.6.6. Visual Mode

elvis editor: 10.8.6. Visual Mode
vile editor: 12.8.7. Visual Mode
vim editor: 11.8.7. Visual Mode

visual match facility (vile): 12.8.5. Incremental Searching

"Visual needs addressable cursor or upline capability" message: 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files

:viusage command (nvi): 9.3. Online Help and Other Documentation

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