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vi (pronounced as distinct letters, / ˌ v iː ˈ aɪ / ⓘ) [1] is a screen-oriented text editor originally created for the Unix operating system. The portable subset of the behavior of vi and programs based on it, and the ex editor language supported within these programs, is described by (and thus standardized by) the Single Unix Specification and POSIX.
Vim (/ v ɪ m / ⓘ; [5] vi improved) is a free and open-source, screen-based text editor program. It is an improved clone of Bill Joy's vi.Vim's author, Bram Moolenaar, derived Vim from a port of the Stevie editor for Amiga [6] and released a version to the public in 1991.
A editor inspired by vi that makes use of multi cursor workflows and modal editing. [31] Unlicense nvi: A new implementation and currently the standard vi in BSD distributions. BSD-3-Clause: Stevie: STEVIE (ST Editor for VI Enthusiasts) for the Atari ST, the starting point for vim and xvi Public domain: vile
In his 2008 review of the 7th edition for Dr. Dobb's Journal, author Mike Riley compared the coverage afforded by the book to a combination of the Vim online documentation and O'Reilly's vi Editor Pocket Reference. While noting that the book "continues to fulfill an apparent market need," he did not find the book appropriate for more advanced ...
qutebrowser can open an external editor on a selected text area by typing Ctrl+e or by using the :open-editor command. Settings can be changed using the :set command, with the editor defined in the editor.command section. The key-binding can be changed by using config.bind() in config.py or with the :bind command.
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To support specified character encoding, the editor must be able to load, save, view and edit text in the specific encoding and not destroy any characters. For UTF-8 and UTF-16, this requires internal 16-bit character support. Partial support is indicated if: 1) the editor can only convert the character encoding to internal (8-bit) format for ...
A text editor is a type of computer program that edits plain text. ... Another early full-screen editor was vi. ... allowing them to open files saved from text editors.