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editing tools you will use in the UNIX environment: the vi (pronounced
"vee eye" or "veye" as in the word Viable) editor
and the CDE Text Editor. These text editors are primarily used for
creating and modifying files that customize your work environment and
for writing script files to automate tasks. System administrators use
text editors to create and modify system files used for networking,
security, application sharing, etc. The vi editor has been a part of
the UNIX operating system nearly since its inception and is
universally available with UNIX systems. Vi is a very flexible and
powerful editor with many options. These will be reviewed here with
examples of their use. You will work with the vi editor and the CDE
editor as part of this chapter.
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