To change vi editor run
root@backup:~# update-alternatives --config vi There are 2 choices for the alternative vi (providing /usr/bin/vi). Selection Path Priority Status ------------------------------------------------------------ * 0 /usr/bin/vim.basic 30 auto mode 1 /usr/bin/vim.basic 30 manual mode 2 /usr/bin/vim.tiny 10 manual mode Pressto keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: root@backup:~#
To display current vi config, run
root@backup:~# update-alternatives --display vi vi - auto mode link best version is /usr/bin/vim.basic link currently points to /usr/bin/vim.basic link vi is /usr/bin/vi slave vi.1.gz is /usr/share/man/man1/vi.1.gz slave vi.fr.1.gz is /usr/share/man/fr/man1/vi.1.gz slave vi.it.1.gz is /usr/share/man/it/man1/vi.1.gz slave vi.ja.1.gz is /usr/share/man/ja/man1/vi.1.gz slave vi.pl.1.gz is /usr/share/man/pl/man1/vi.1.gz slave vi.ru.1.gz is /usr/share/man/ru/man1/vi.1.gz /usr/bin/vim.basic - priority 30 slave vi.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/vim.1.gz slave vi.fr.1.gz: /usr/share/man/fr/man1/vim.1.gz slave vi.it.1.gz: /usr/share/man/it/man1/vim.1.gz slave vi.ja.1.gz: /usr/share/man/ja/man1/vim.1.gz slave vi.pl.1.gz: /usr/share/man/pl/man1/vim.1.gz slave vi.ru.1.gz: /usr/share/man/ru/man1/vim.1.gz /usr/bin/vim.tiny - priority 10 slave vi.1.gz: /usr/share/man/man1/vim.1.gz slave vi.fr.1.gz: /usr/share/man/fr/man1/vim.1.gz slave vi.it.1.gz: /usr/share/man/it/man1/vim.1.gz slave vi.ja.1.gz: /usr/share/man/ja/man1/vim.1.gz slave vi.pl.1.gz: /usr/share/man/pl/man1/vim.1.gz slave vi.ru.1.gz: /usr/share/man/ru/man1/vim.1.gz root@backup:~#