ex
Command-line text editor.
See also: vim
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More information: https://www.vim.org.
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Open a file:
ex {{path/to/file}}
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Save and Quit:
wq<Enter>
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Undo the last operation:
undo<Enter>
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Search for a pattern in the file:
/{{search_pattern}}<Enter>
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Perform a regular expression substitution in the whole file:
%s/{{regular_expression}}/{{replacement}}/g<Enter>
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Insert text:
i<Enter>{{text}}<C-c>
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Switch to Vim:
visual<Enter>
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