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Wed 21 Oct - Fri 23 Oct 2015
09:30 - 13:00

Venue: Titan Teaching Room 1

Provided by: University Computing Service


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Vi Editor: Introduction (Self-paced)
Beginners

Wed 21 Oct - Fri 23 Oct 2015

Description

This self-paced hands-on course gives a quick introduction to the Vi text editor, a widely available text editor for Unix (and other) systems. Participants work at their own pace using provided notes and exercises, with a demonstrator on hand to help.

Prerequisites

The course is aimed at beginners - no previous knowledge or experience is assumed.

Sessions

Number of sessions: 3

# Date Time Venue Trainer
1 Wed 21 Oct 2015   09:30 - 13:00 09:30 - 13:00 Titan Teaching Room 1 S.J. Ison
2 Thu 22 Oct 2015   09:30 - 13:00 * 09:30 - 13:00 * Titan Teaching Room 1 S.J. Ison
3 Fri 23 Oct 2015   09:30 - 13:00 * 09:30 - 13:00 * Titan Teaching Room 1 S.J. Ison
* Optional session.
Topics covered
  • Launching Vi
  • Vi modes
  • Basic navigation commands
  • Inserting and deleting text
  • Cut and paste
  • Searching
Format

Self-paced practical.

System requirements

Vi Editor on PWF Linux

Notes
Duration

One morning or afternoon session of approx. 2 hours.

Theme
Unix (including Linux) Systems & Use

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