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• How To Show Line Numbers In vi / vim Text Editor

  How do I display vi / vim text editor line numbers while writing a shell script or c program? How can I turn on or off this feature?

• Turn on or off color syntax highlighting in vi or vim

  How do I turn on or off color syntax highlighting in vi or vim text editor under UNIX or Linux?

• Ubuntu Linux Vim Sorry, the command is not available in this version: syntax on

  This FAQ is part 3 of 10 in the series VI / VIM Text Editor
  Q. I am using vim under Ubuntu Linux and whenever I type following command:
  syntax on
  I’m getting an error which read as follows:
  E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this version: syntax on
  How do I fix this problem?

• UNIX / Linux: vi / vim perform search and replace operation

  This FAQ is part 4 of 10 in the series VI / VIM Text Editor
  Q. I’ve just installed CentOS Linux server and started to use vi text editor to make changes to config files. How do I perform search and replace operation using vi / vim text editor?
  A. vi (vim) is not difficult to learn, [...]

• FreeBSD install VIM text editor

  This FAQ is part 5 of 10 in the series VI / VIM Text Editor
  Q. Quick question – How do I install VIM text editor for my FreeBSD server? Currently it has old version of vi. I like vim as it is a highly configurable text editor and efficient one.
  A. VIM (Vi IMproved ) is [...]

• vi / vim Print Line Numbers on Hardcopies / Printer

  This FAQ is part 6 of 10 in the series VI / VIM Text Editor
  Q. How do I print line numbers on printer for my c / java code written using vi / vim text editor under Linux / UNIX operating system?

• vi / vim Auto complete File Name While Editing Files

  use vi / vim as IDE (Integrated development environment) a software development system using Ubuntu Linux. How do I auto complete file name under vim / vi text editor while editing text file or java / c / python program? I can auto complete file nameunder bash shell by hitting [TAB] key.

• Moving Around With vim (keyboard short cuts)

  Can you tell me few useful vim text editor keyboard short cuts for moving around while editing text files?

• How do I Be More Productive In Vim?

  I’m just starting in vim text editor but I’m annoying typing and retyping similar statements. Can you address me about it?

• Vim Editing Multiple Files and Windowing Support Under Linux / UNIX

  How do I open and edit multiple files under VIM text editor running under Ubuntu Linux / UNIX operating systems to improve my productivity?

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