If you grew up with Unix systems like we did, you’ll be sorry to hear the news: vi, the noble text editor that has served us so well these 40 years, is going away — from many GNU/Linux systems ...

Linux is a versatile operating system that allows you to perform a standard Vi word search using different keys on your computer keyboard. This tutorial will list the different keys and functions that ...

Vim and nano are command-line text editors that run in a terminal rather than a graphical user interface (GUI). Vim and nano have a similar appearance but differ greatly in functionality and ...

Learn the basics for using Emacs and vi text editors for your e-mail, Web design and programming needs in Linux.

Most people who are getting started with Linux or UNIX today already know how to use graphical WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editors, with heavy use of the mouse, icons and pull-down menus.

So, what’s VI editor? VI is a text editor that’s screen-oriented and the most popular in the Linux world. The reasons for its popularity are 1) availability for almost all Linux distros, 2) VI works ...

Classic Unix/Linux editor Vim gets first update in years After more than a decade, the vi, or Vim, editor is getting a major update. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor ...

And I'm not saying VI/VIM should be removed, just that at least one other modern editor should be included by default in all linux distros and any remaining active Unix products at this point.