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;Esc + v : Escape takes to control mode and then v is for editing the line in vi. After editing we can use :wq to execute the typed command | ;Esc + v : Escape takes to control mode and then v is for editing the line in vi. After editing we can use :wq to execute the typed command | ||
;Esc + k : Escape takes to control mode and then k takes to previous command in history. | |||
More on this at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.2?topic=shell-vi-editing-mode | More on this at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.2?topic=shell-vi-editing-mode | ||
Latest revision as of 04:52, 30 August 2022
Home > VIOS or AIX > Using vi editing mode on shell
We can use following to enable vi editing mode on shell:
set -o vi
After this we can do the following at least:
- Esc + v
- Escape takes to control mode and then v is for editing the line in vi. After editing we can use :wq to execute the typed command
- Esc + k
- Escape takes to control mode and then k takes to previous command in history.
More on this at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.2?topic=shell-vi-editing-mode
