Editing in vi

• Open the file that needs to be edited. From the terminal run:
• vi /some-directory/some-file

Use the arrow keys to navigate to the line that needs to be edited then type one of the following to start editing:

• i - to insert text before the cursor
• a - to insert text after the cursor

Edit the text as necessary and then press Esc to exit editing.

• d - deletes an entire line.
• :x - to save the file and exit
• :w - to save the file
• :q - to quit (exits back to terminal session) vi

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