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

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