VI editor command in opensuse 11?

[angmar67]

hi,
I just installed OpenSuse 11.3 (to replace an earlier Suse).but the problem is whenever i type vi in the terminal it say bad command or not found,so i want to know that does opensuse 11 support VI editer command.

[Calvin K]

Try 'kwrite' or 'kate', these are graphical text editors and I'm sure one of them is already installed in open suse.

Either run the command kate or simply select it from K-menu.

"command not found" usually indicates the program is not installed. vi is probably not the default CLI text editor in open suse.

[SalVatore]

The vi editor is available on almost all Unix systems. vi can be used from any type of terminal because it does not depend on arrow keys and function keys--it uses the standard alphabetic keys for commands.

vi (pronounced "vee-eye") is short for "vi"sual editor. It displays a window into the file being edited that shows 24 lines of text. vi is a text editor, not a "what you see is what you get" word processor. vi lets you add, change, and delete text, but does not provide such formatting capabilities as centering lines or indenting paragraphs.