Vi(1) Tips,: Essential Vi/Vim Editor Skills

I agree with just about everything that appeared in [...] review. Jacek Artymiak has written a sort of "vi(1) for the Desperate" covering all of the aspects of vi I would like to see addressed. I could see this book used in an introductory Unix class where the students are expected to try all of the examples. Jacek posted the sample files used in the book examples at [...], so you can easily follow along. I have one minor point that might help vi users. On p 13 Jacek discusses Switching Between Files. This vi feature is helpful when a user opens several files for editing. Users can easily move forward through a list of files using the :n command. However, the Ctrl+^ command only returns to the last file viewed. If you have three files open, for example, and you move from 1 to 2 to 3, you won't be able to return to file 1 by using Ctrl+^. However, you can invoke the :e filename command, e.g., ,:e 1, to return to file 1. I couldn't find a way to cycle back through a list of files, as you could go forward with :n. I'd like to see a future printing make this situation clear. Anyone who uses Unix should understand vi, so I recommend this book as a resource for those who like to learn by reading a printed book and following exercises supported by example files.