Command-line tool

ex-vi

brew/ex-vi

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

UTF8-friendly version of traditional vi

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install ex-vi

Linux

brew install ex-vi

Open a file

ex path/to/file

Save and Quit

wq<Enter>

Undo the last operation

undo<Enter>

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