[UPHPU] introducing Coda: one window web development

[Daniel C.]

On 4/24/07, Jason Jones <poeticintensity at gmail.com> wrote:
> I get frustrated that I don't know vi as well as I should.
>
> --Jason

vi can be very frustrating.  To get started though, there are only a
few things you need to know.

If you accidentally do something you didn't intend to do, just hit ESC
a bunch of times in a row until things go back to normal.

To get out of "typing" mode, hit ESC.

To get into "typing" mode, hit i.

To quit, exit "typing" mode, then type...
  :q to quit (if you've made no changes)
  :q! to quit without saving changes
  :wq to save changes and quit

There's a lot more to it, but knowing those things will allow you to
do 99% of what you'll ever want to do.  You can learn more as you go
by going into the #vim or #uphpu channel(s) on irc.freenode.net and
asking around.

Hope this helps,
Dan