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Vi Editor In Linux

Purpose

Work On The Vi Editor

1. Open "MobaXTerm".
2. Click on the "Session" button.


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3. A pop-up window will appear. Click on the SSH button.
4. Enter the "Remote host", "UserName" and "private key". Click on the "Ok" button.


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5. If you are not a root user then you can execute the following command to switch to the root user.

sudo -i




6. Enter the following command to create a new file.

touch karan.txt



Here, "karan.txt" is the name of the text file.


7. Write the following command to open the text file in the insert mode.

vi karan.txt




8. The file is opened in the edit mode.


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9. To save and close the file, use the following command.

SHIFT+ESC
:wq
Enter

Check The Content Of The Text File

cat karan.txt