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Question on VI text editor?
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KenCunningham
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When in vi, press <shift> <:> together to get a : prompt at the bottom of the screen, then just wq <filename> (or wq if the file already existed and is just being edited) to save and exit vi. Hope this helps.
:w - save changes
:w 'filename' - save to 'filename'
:wq - save changes and quit vi
:wq! - save changes to a read-only file and quit vi
:q - quit vi
:q! - quit vi and don't save any changes
Make sure that you are not in 'Insert' mode when you enter : (Shift +
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:w 'filename' - save to 'filename'
:wq - save changes and quit vi
:wq! - save changes to a read-only file and quit vi
:q - quit vi
:q! - quit vi and don't save any changes
Make sure that you are not in 'Insert' mode when you enter : (Shift +
.ChrisP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If somebody helps you, please click the link in the botton left hand corner that says "Mark this post as a helpful/expert post".
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