Linux text editing

Linux Text Editing

Create a text file using vi

• To create a file called foo.txt:

vi foo.txt

• This will also start the vi editor and you should see a blank screen.
• To switch vi into text insertion mode simply type :i and hit Enter
• You should now see -- INSERT -- at the bottom of the screen which means vi is ready to accept text
• Now simply type in what ever text you would like just like you would on a normal text editor.
• once you are done hit Esc on the keyboard and vi should leave text insertion mode.
• To save the file type :wq this will write to the file foo.txt and quit vi.