view(1)view(1)Nameview - displays a file using the vi commands
Syntaxview [-t tag] [-r] [+command] [-l] [-wn] [-x] name...
Description
The command displays a text file. The command and the command run
almost the same code except that in changes to a file are not allowed
(unless overriden). It is possible to get to the command mode of from
within both.
You can write changes to the file by using the command to override the
write protection for the file. For example, the command causes the
changes you have made so far to be written to the file.
The following is a list of some of the commands. See the vi Beginner's
Reference Card and the "Introduction to Display Editing with vi" in the
Supplementary Documents, Volume 1: General User for more details that
can be helpful for using
Screen Control Commands
<CTRL/L> Reprints current screen.
<CTRL/Y> Exposes one more line at top of screen.
<CTRL/E> Exposes one more line at bottom of screen.
Paging Commands
<CTRL/F> Pages forward one screen.
<CTRL/B> Pages back one screen.
<CTRL/D> Pages down half screen.
<CTRL/U> Pages up half screen.
Cursor Positioning Commands
j Moves cursor down one line, same column.
k Moves cursor up one line, same column.
h Moves cursor back one character.
l Moves cursor forward one character.
<RETURN> Moves cursor to beginning of next line.
0 Moves cursor to beginning of current line.
$ Moves cursor to end of current line.
<SPACE> Moves cursor forward one character.
nG Moves cursor to beginning of line n. Default is
last line of file.
/pattern Moves cursor forward to next occurrence of pattern.
?pattern Moves cursor backward to next occurrence of pat‐
tern.
n Repeats last / or ? pattern search.
Exiting view
ZZ Exits
:q Quits session.
Options-t tag Specifies a list of tag files. The tag files are preceded by
a backslash (\) and are separated by spaces. The tag option
should always be the first entry.
+command Tells the editor to begin by executing the specified command.
An example would be +/pattern that would search for a pat‐
tern.
-l Sets the showmatch and lisp options for viewing LISP code..
-r Retrieves the last saved version of the name'd file in the
event of a system crash. If no file is specified, a list of
saved files is produced.
-wn Sets the default window size to n. This option is useful for
starting in a small window on dialups. The -x option is
available only if the Encryption layered product is
installed.
-x Causes to prompt for a key. The key is used to encrypt and
decrypt the contents of the file. If the file has been
encrypted with one key, you must use the same key to decrypt
the file.
See Alsoedit(1), ex(1), vi(1)
The Little Gray Book: An ULTRIX Primer
The Big Gray Book: The Next Step with ULTRIX
"An Introduction to Display Editing with vi" in the Supplementary Docu‐
ments, Volume 1: General User
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