Basic vi text editor commands

As the Nano editor unfortunately has been taken out of the ESXi 5.0 shell, we're left with good old vi.

Here's some basic commands:

Opening a text file:

vi filename

vi opens in Command mode. You can move the cursor around in the file but not edit it. To switch edit mode press 'i' (you can see that a '-' symbol at the bottom of the console changes to an 'I'). To switch back to Command mode press 'Esc'.

To save:

:w

To quit:

:q!

See this link for more info