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How To: FreeBSD install VIM text editor using pkg and ports

last updated June 13, 2018 in BASH Shell, FreeBSD, Package Management, Vim

How do I install VIM text editor for my FreeBSD server? I like vim as it is a highly configurable text editor and efficient one. Currently, it has an old version of vi. How can I install vim text editor on a FreeBSD server or desktop?

Bash Script Replace Empty Spaces String

last updated June 6, 2011 in AIX, BASH Shell, CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse, Ubuntu Linux, UNIX

How do I remove all spaces from string using shell scripts? I’ve var=”This is a test”, and I’d like to remove all spaces.