using vi editor in hp-ux

[senthil_kumar_1]

Hi

I am using vi editor in HP-UX.

I am not able to delete characters by using keys "del" and "back space".

But i can use this same method in linux.

[Sajjad Sahir]

Dear Senthil

if u want a delete character u can use x and if u want a line u can use dd
if u want 5 lines
5dd etc... ok

try

sajjad

[Ganesan R]

Hi Senthilkumar,

vi on hpux is different then linux. In linux most people use bash shell which supports those features.

In HP-UX you should use vi keys (x-key to delete and h-key to move one character left)

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

Use 'vi' and the keys that were meant for it. The "x" deleles a single character.

See the 'vi' manpages for more.

Regards!

...JRF...

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi (again):

A Google search for 'vi' will offer "cheat-sheets" like:

http://www.lagmonster.org/docs/vi.html

Regards!

...JRF...

[Ganesan R · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Important cursor Movement keys

keys Effect
l Move one character right
h Move one character left
j Move one line down
k Move one line up
Move one character right
G Go to last line of the file
nG Go to line number n in the file
$ Go to end of current line
^ Go to start of line
w Go to beginning of next word
b Go to beginning of previous word
e Move to end of word
H Go to first line of screen
M Go to middle line of screen
L Go to last line of screen
( Go to beginning of sentence
) Go to end of sentence
{ Go to beginning of paragraph
} Go to end of paragraph


Text Deletion Commands

Command Effect
x Delete character at current cursor location.
nx Delete n characters starting at current cursor location.
X Delete previous character from the current cursor location.
nX Delete n previous characters from the current cursor location.
dd Delete current line.
db Delete previous word.
dw Delete from current cursor location to the end of word.
dG Delete to the end of file including current line.

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

to delete a letter ..press escape key and then press x
to insert a letter .. press i and then insert the letter
to move cursor use arrow keys.
but there is no backsapce deletion in vi editor


Thanks,
JOhnson

[Rita C Workman]

Attached you'll find an old list of vi commands I typed years ago. I copied it recently for some developers here and you might find it handy.

Open it with Wordpad and it will line up right.

Regards,
Rita

[Bijeesh]

hi
In hp you can't delete characters using "del" key. Use x to delete single char.

see vi man page for more details

[T G Manikandan]

.vimrc is the file where you set your environment for the vi editor,

can you make an entry in the .vimrc at your $HOME dir for the user

set bs=2

Let me know.

Thanks.

[Patrick Wallek]

>>.vimrc is the file where you set your
>>environment for the vi editor,

NO, that is NOT correct.

.vimrc is used for the VIM editor (VI Improved). VIM is **NOT** what is included with HP-UX.

For the **STANDARD VI** editor that is included with HP-UX, you must use the .exrc file in your home directory.

[avizen9]

hello,

here is very good document for it, to undestand vi editor, please go through it spend only an hour you will be master for vi editor :)..

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90164/ch04.html

you can not compare linux vi editor with Unix both are diff,

[Suraj K Sankari]

Hi,
x is using for a single character

for more information please check the below link

http://thomer.com/vi/vi.html

suraj

[Steve Post]

Your delete and backspace keys have not been mapped. Apparently they are mapped on linux. Mess with the .exrc file as suggested above.

delete key ---> x
backspace key ----> h

It is also possible the backspace key does not work on a normal prompt.
If you hit a backspace and you get junk on the screen?
Fine. Type this:
stty erase
Then hit the backspace
Then hit return
Now you backspace will work for this terminal session.

steve

[Steven Schweda]

> Your delete and backspace keys have not
> been mapped. Apparently they are mapped
> on linux. [...]

Apparently you're not a big Linux user. More
likely, "vi" on the (unspecified) Linux
system is actually "vim", which has
considerably more features than the stone-age
"vi" on (an unspecified version of) HP-UX.

"vi --version" on the Linux system might be
informative.