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Furey: This article is badly wrong. Rogue doesn't look like vi because rogue programmers had similar keyboards to those of the vi programmrs. Rogue looks like vi because Ken Arnold reused code from vi to implement the screen display in rogue.

2024-06-25T23:04:20Z

This article is badly wrong. Rogue doesn't look like vi because rogue programmers had similar keyboards to those of the vi programmrs. Rogue looks like vi because Ken Arnold *reused code from vi* to implement the screen display in rogue.

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit + update pass

2023-10-29T22:18:23Z

copyedit + update pass

Aximili: Add man page link

2020-03-20T04:19:40Z

Add man page link

Bulwersator: -link to unwanted page

2013-05-05T07:27:06Z

-link to unwanted page

141.91.129.4: -lf

2010-11-24T12:26:34Z

-lf

93.132.30.137 at 09:54, 10 October 2009

2009-10-10T09:54:11Z

Killian: mention RC Edit web interface

2009-04-21T02:41:57Z

mention RC Edit web interface

Paxed: kbd + add some more keys and table them.

2009-04-20T16:21:06Z

kbd + add some more keys and table them.

195.113.65.219: mention Vim

2009-01-22T01:12:43Z

mention Vim

Kernigh: Some vi strategy, especially for those public serves with vi-like nethackrc editors. Some red links for contributors.

2006-08-31T01:43:55Z

Some vi strategy, especially for those public serves with vi-like nethackrc editors. Some red links for contributors.

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Around here, '''Vi''' (being vee eye, not [[6|six]]) is most notorious as the origin of the use of [hjkl] for movement. '''Vi''', short for ''VIsual editor'', is a classic but controversial [[text editor]] for [[Unix]].

The programmers of vi did not care much about moving the cursor diagonally. The programmers of [[Rogue (game)]] adopted the [hjkl] movement system (likely because their keyboards lacked both numeric keypads and separate arrow keys) and added [yubn] for diagonal movement. NetHack adopts this [[yuhjklbn]] system.

== Strategy ==
These days, the one reason that you might need to know "vi" is if you play on [[nethack.alt.org]] or [[slashem.crash-override.net]]. If you [[telnet]] in and try to edit your [[nethackrc]], you will find yourself in a vi-like editor. Some brief hints:

* Use the '''[hjkl]''' keys to move the cursor.
* Press '''[x]''' to delete the character that the cursor is on.
* Press '''[d] [d]''' to delete the line that the cursor is on.
* Press '''[i]''' to enter insert mode, type something, then press '''[Esc]''' to return to command mode.
* Move the cursor to the last character of the line, then press '''[a]''' to enter insert mode, type something, then press '''[Esc]''' to return to command mode.
* Press '''[:] [w] [q] [RETURN]''' to save and quit.
* Press '''[:] [q] [!] [RETURN]''' to quit without saving; this is useful if you messed something.

You will find vi upon many [[Unix]] systems, though some [[GNU/Linux]] distros (notably [[Debian]] and [[Gentoo]]) leave it away from of the core system. To learn about vi in general, you could try to start with [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A306857 H2G2's brief description vi], then move to [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=13588 vi@Everything2.com] for commands and tutorials. [[Wikipedia:Vi]] reveals the history of Vi, while [[Wiki:ViEditor]] explains how to pronounce "vi" and links to comparisons with [[Emacs]].

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-The programmers of [[Rogue (game)|Rogue]] likely adopted the [hjkl] movement system because their keyboards lacked both numeric keypads and separate arrow keys, and added [yubn] for diagonal movement; this [[yuhjklbn]] system was in turn adopted for ''NetHack''.
+'''Vi''' (pronounced "vee-eye") is short for ''VIsual editor'', and is a popular text editor for [[Unix]]. Vi works with any ordinary terminal: the editor doesn't require a desktop environment, and can be used via telnet or ssh much like ''[[NetHack]]''.
-vi is primarily used for editing [[nethackrc]] files via the vi-like editor called '''virus''' when playing on [[nethack.alt.org]] or [[Hardfought]]. If you aren't comfortable using a vi-like program to edit text, NAO and Hardfought also offer web-based configuration editors.
+[[nethack.alt.org]] and [[Hardfought]] offer vi as an option for editing [[nethackrc]] files, along with other Unix text editors and Web-based editors.
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-You will find vi in many [[Unix]] systems, though some [[GNU/Linux]] distros (notably [[Debian]] and [[Gentoo]]) leave it away from of the core system. To learn about vi in general, you could try to start with [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A306857 H2G2's brief description vi], then move to [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=13588 vi@Everything2.com] for commands and tutorials. [[Wikipedia:Vi]] reveals the history of Vi, while [[Wiki:ViEditor]] explains how to pronounce "vi" and links to comparisons with [[Emacs]]. There is also an improved version of Vi called [[w:c:vim|Vim]].
+== References ==
 {{noversion}}
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-Around here, '''Vi''' (being vee eye, not [[6|six]]) is most notorious as the origin of the use of [hjkl] for movement. '''Vi''', short for ''VIsual editor'', is a classic but controversial text editor for [[Unix]]. Vi's main benefit is that it works with any ordinary terminal. The editor doesn't require a desktop environment, thus it can be used via telnet or ssh - much like nethack.
+'''Vi''' (pronounced "vee-eye") is short for ''VIsual editor'', and is a classic but controversial text editor for [[Unix]]. Vi's main benefit is that it works with any ordinary terminal: the editor doesn't require a desktop environment, and can be used via telnet or ssh much like ''[[NetHack]]''. Beyond this comparison, vi's primary source of relevance to the game is as the origin of the use of [hjkl] for movement (the programmers of vi did not care much about moving the cursor diagonally).
-The programmers of vi did not care much about moving the cursor diagonally. The programmers of [[Rogue (game)]] adopted the [hjkl] movement system (likely because their keyboards lacked both numeric keypads and separate arrow keys) and added [yubn] for diagonal movement. NetHack adopts this [[yuhjklbn]] system.
+The programmers of [[Rogue (game)|Rogue]] likely adopted the [hjkl] movement system because their keyboards lacked both numeric keypads and separate arrow keys, and added [yubn] for diagonal movement; this [[yuhjklbn]] system was in turn adopted for ''NetHack''.
-These days, the one reason that you might need to know "vi" is if you play on [[nethack.alt.org]] or [[slashem.crash-override.net]]. If you [[telnet]] in and try to edit your [[nethackrc]], you will find yourself in a vi-like editor called '''virus'''. If you aren't comfortable using a vi-like program to edit text, NAO also offers a web-based configuration editor.
+vi is primarily used for editing [[nethackrc]] files via the vi-like editor called '''virus''' when playing on [[nethack.alt.org]] or [[Hardfought]]. If you aren't comfortable using a vi-like program to edit text, NAO and Hardfought also offer web-based configuration editors.
 Vi has two different ''modes'': one for giving commands to the editor, and one for editing the text. The editor starts out in the command-mode.
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+You will find vi in many [[Unix]] systems, though some [[GNU/Linux]] distros (notably [[Debian]] and [[Gentoo]]) leave it away from of the core system. To learn about vi in general, you could try to start with [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A306857 H2G2's brief description vi], then move to [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=13588 vi@Everything2.com] for commands and tutorials. [[Wikipedia:Vi]] reveals the history of Vi, while [[Wiki:ViEditor]] explains how to pronounce "vi" and links to comparisons with [[Emacs]]. There is also an improved version of Vi called [[w:c:vim|Vim]].
-You will find vi upon many [[Unix]] systems, though some [[GNU/Linux]] distros (notably [[Debian]] and [[Gentoo]]) leave it away from of the core system. To learn about vi in general, you could try to start with [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A306857 H2G2's brief description vi], then move to [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=13588 vi@Everything2.com] for commands and tutorials. [[Wikipedia:Vi]] reveals the history of Vi, while [[Wiki:ViEditor]] explains how to pronounce "vi" and links to comparisons with [[Emacs]]. There is also improved version of Vi called [[w:c:vim|Vim]].
+{{noversion}}
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	Around here, '''Vi''' (being vee eye, not [[6\|six]]) is most notorious as the origin of the use of [hjkl] for movement. '''Vi''', short for ''VIsual editor'', is a classic but controversial text editor for [[Unix]]. Vi's main benefit is that it works with any ordinary terminal. The editor doesn't require a desktop environment, thus it can be used via telnet or ssh - much like nethack.		Around here, '''Vi''' (being vee eye, not [[6\|six]]) is most notorious as the origin of the use of [hjkl] for movement. '''Vi''', short for ''VIsual editor'', is a classic but controversial text editor for [[Unix]]. Vi's main benefit is that it works with any ordinary terminal. The editor doesn't require a desktop environment, thus it can be used via telnet or ssh - much like nethack.

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−	Around here, '''Vi''' (being vee eye, not [[6\|six]]) is most notorious as the origin of the use of [hjkl] for movement. '''Vi''', short for ''VIsual editor'', is a classic but controversial [[text editor]] for [[Unix]]. Vi's main benefit is that it works with any ordinary terminal. The editor doesn't require a desktop environment, thus it can be used via telnet or ssh - much like nethack.	+	Around here, '''Vi''' (being vee eye, not [[6\|six]]) is most notorious as the origin of the use of [hjkl] for movement. '''Vi''', short for ''VIsual editor'', is a classic but controversial text editor for [[Unix]]. Vi's main benefit is that it works with any ordinary terminal. The editor doesn't require a desktop environment, thus it can be used via telnet or ssh - much like nethack.

	The programmers of vi did not care much about moving the cursor diagonally. The programmers of [[Rogue (game)]] adopted the [hjkl] movement system (likely because their keyboards lacked both numeric keypads and separate arrow keys) and added [yubn] for diagonal movement. NetHack adopts this [[yuhjklbn]] system.		The programmers of vi did not care much about moving the cursor diagonally. The programmers of [[Rogue (game)]] adopted the [hjkl] movement system (likely because their keyboards lacked both numeric keypads and separate arrow keys) and added [yubn] for diagonal movement. NetHack adopts this [[yuhjklbn]] system.

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	Around here, '''Vi''' (being vee eye, not [[6\|six]]) is most notorious as the origin of the use of [hjkl] for movement. '''Vi''', short for ''VIsual editor'', is a classic but controversial [[text editor]] for [[Unix]]. Vi's main benefit is that it works with any ordinary terminal. The editor doesn't require a desktop environment, thus it can be used via telnet or ssh - much like nethack.		Around here, '''Vi''' (being vee eye, not [[6\|six]]) is most notorious as the origin of the use of [hjkl] for movement. '''Vi''', short for ''VIsual editor'', is a classic but controversial [[text editor]] for [[Unix]]. Vi's main benefit is that it works with any ordinary terminal. The editor doesn't require a desktop environment, thus it can be used via telnet or ssh - much like nethack.
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	The programmers of vi did not care much about moving the cursor diagonally. The programmers of [[Rogue (game)]] adopted the [hjkl] movement system (likely because their keyboards lacked both numeric keypads and separate arrow keys) and added [yubn] for diagonal movement. NetHack adopts this [[yuhjklbn]] system.		The programmers of vi did not care much about moving the cursor diagonally. The programmers of [[Rogue (game)]] adopted the [hjkl] movement system (likely because their keyboards lacked both numeric keypads and separate arrow keys) and added [yubn] for diagonal movement. NetHack adopts this [[yuhjklbn]] system.