... "writing the buffer," or more commonly, "writing your file." 1. 1 .1 Opening a File vi is the UNIX command that invokes the vi editor for an existing file or for a brand new file The syntax for the vi ... Chapter The vi Text Editor UNIX has a number of editors that can process the contents of text files, whether those files contain data, source code, or sentences There are line editors, such ... file] The tildes (~) down the left-hand column of the screen indicate that there is no text in the file, not even blank lines The prompt line (also called the status line) at the bottom of the...