Jump to line xx in vi - how? 2

[BIS]

Could somebody quickly tell me how to jump to a specific line using vi?
Many thanks in advance.

 

[KenCunningham]

g<line number>

Okey-dokey?

 

[BIS]

I don't quite get it....

Prss escape, then :, then g23 to jump to line 23?

 

[KenCunningham]

Nearly, but don't press escape. Cheers.

 

[BIS]

I must be overtly stupid this morning, but I can't get it to work..
I press :g23 (and this appears at the buttom), but all I get is :
Usage: [line [,line]] g[lobal][!}]....

What am I doing wrong?

 

[KenCunningham]

You're pressing escape to get to the :

Don't. HTH.

 

[BIS]

I knew it had to be simple - boy, do I feel silly.

Many thanks Ken, and happy holidays.

 

[KenCunningham]

You too, BIS. Starting to feel a bit festive even as we speak! Cheers.

 

[kasparov]

Now I'm confused - I get to a particular line this way:

<line number>G

(ie an upper case G after the line number) No need to press : here. I tried Ken's suggestion but it doesn't work for me - what's happening?

 

[KenCunningham]

Not sure - both methods work for me. Something to do with terminal emulation? I'm on Solaris - possibly some difference in implementation? Confused? I know I am! Cheers.

 

[BIS]

Wasn't it Descartes who said &quot; I think, therefore I am confused&quot; ?

(please don't correct me - just a joke)...

 

[KenCunningham]

I always thought it was 'I drink therefore I am' !

Copyright Monty Python I imagine, but what the!

 

[MikeLacey]

23G to go to line 23 works for me Mike

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[tdatgod]

Hi,
I simply type

:23<enter>

Does that only work on SUN's version of VI?

 

[KenCunningham]

It certainly does. As always, there's more than one way to skin a cat in *nix. Have a good Christmas!

 

[tarn]

Even simpler

:23<cr> Jumps to line 23

Also :set nu<cr> turns on line numbering

Happy Xmas :¬)

 

[BIS]

Thanks tarn.