ex

Command-line text editor.

See also: `vim`.

More information.

• Open a file:

ex {path/to/file}

• Save and Quit:

wq<Enter>

• Undo the last operation:

undo<Enter>

• Search for a pattern in the file:

/{search_pattern}<Enter>

• Perform a regular expression substitution in the whole file:

%s/{regular_expression}/{replacement}/g<Enter>

• Insert text:

i<Enter>{text}<C-c>

• Switch to Vim:

visual<Enter>

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