VI Text Editors (Vim, Nvi)

Introduction

A Vi editor is:

• a console text/code editor
• a file browser (Search, delete, …)
• a shell ¹⁾

All these editors are VI editors

• vi : the original
• vim: Vim, Vi IMproved, an enhanced version of VI
• nvim: NeoVim, new Vim, an enhanced version of VIM

New to VI, see Getting Started into the world of VI