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FreeBSD install VIM text editor

in BASH Shell, FreeBSD, Package Management, Vim last updated June 24, 2017

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 old version of vi. How can I install vim text editor on a FreeBSD server or desktop?

Bash Script Replace Empty Spaces String

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

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.