Vi lab moving line 9 to line 5 does not work for me

Selvin-Palma · March 8, 2024, 4:33pm

Hello Guys, does anyone knows what is the command to change line 9 to line 5 in the vi lab. Tried (dd) to cut and paste (p) on to line 5 but it did not worked, I was in command mode did I had to be in last-line mode in order to work or should I had scape and :w! ?

Thanks in advance

al1 · March 8, 2024, 4:37pm

Go to line 9 by typing :9 and pressing Enter.
Enter visual line mode by pressing V (that’s uppercase ‘v’).
Cut the line by pressing d.
Go to line 5 by typing :5 and pressing Enter.
Paste the line above line 5 by pressing P (that’s uppercase ‘p’).

Selvin-Palma · March 8, 2024, 4:39pm

thanks, I will try this out and let you know

ferhattopq · March 11, 2024, 1:37pm

how to go line 9 ? already how to read line i have never seen before

al1 · March 11, 2024, 1:44pm

Read the post I made for full details.

alexalexandridi · March 11, 2024, 5:19pm

Hi, I’ve used every step in your solution but I still get errors… do you have any idea?

al1 · March 11, 2024, 5:31pm

You must not be following the instructions exactly as they are without making some mistake.

afeezbolajiola · April 8, 2024, 5:19pm

Still didn’t work
Works after saving the file.
Thank you

al1 · April 8, 2024, 5:31pm

Yes - you need to save the file.

jitendrasingh6013815 · April 17, 2024, 6:14pm

I also faced the same issue and tried with the method that you mentioned here but it’s still showing incorrect.

al1 · April 17, 2024, 6:17pm

Please post the commands you are entering to try and solve this problem. I can confirm my instructions work and they have been verified.