Matt wrote in a message to Mike Bilow:
M> I've got the Sobell book on UNIX and the O'Reilly Nutshell
M> book. They are good companions. The Sobell book has some
M> interesing sys admin stuff. My only complaint
M> is that Sobell didn't help me much with his chapter on vi.
M> But then, I haven't found anybody who gives a concise intro
M> to vi. The only 2 commands I know are "wq!"
M> and "i" ;-).
Sobell's book is actually among the better on coverage of vi.
>From O'Reilly ("http://www.ora.com/"):
Learning the vi Editor, 6th Edition
By Linda Lamb & Arnold Robbins
6th Edition November 1998
ISBN 1-56592-426-6
348 pages, $24.95
vi Editor Pocket Reference
By Arnold Robbins
1st Edition January 1999 (est.)
ISBN 1-56592-497-5
72 pages (est.), $6.95
SSC ("http://www.ssc.com/") also has a well regarded reference set:
VI Reference Card 1-57831-005-9
VI Tutorial 0-916151-54-9
-- Mike