Linux HW 2.1

<[Spring 2018]>

IFT 250: Shell & Script Programming with Unix

Lab Activity 2D: The Vim Tutor

Learnings

· Basic usage of the Vim editor

· Vim commands and functions

· Using a command line text editor

Part I: the VimTutor

For this lab you will be following the instructions found in the VimTutor.

1. Move to your IFT250 directory and run the command vimtutor

1. As soon as the file opens, save it to your home directory by typing the following:

:wq Lab2C.vim

Note the colon(:) as that lets Vim know you are typing a command.

2. This creates the file you will be editing for your lab. Any time the instructions have you close and reopen the tutor do so by typing:

vim Lab2C.vim

3. Otherwise, follow the instructions for each lesson as they are written in the VimTutor file. Make sure to complete every tasks listed and you have saved all of your edits in the Lab2C.vim file

Submissions

Once you’ve completed all the activities, perform the following steps for submission:

1. Ensure your edited vimtutor file is saved to your IFT383 directory as Lab2C.vim

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