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How to edit multiple files vi editor

If you are using gnome vim enhanced version supports gui version. But normally as a sever admin we work in terminal.

Open multiple files in a terminal using below command

 # vi file1 file2 file3 

Now from the above command vim/vi editor opens file1 on the terminal

You can switch over the files using :n command

 
 :n

Select escape mode and type :n to switch to different files
You can navigate between the three different files using :n and :N

 :N

To check the files which are open

 :buffers

  1      \"file1\"                   line 1
  2 %a   \"file2\"                   line 1
  3 #    \"file3\"                   line 1

To switch to first file

 :buffer 1

By using the buffer command, you can coppy files between multiple files and work efficiently using vi editor.

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