unix

In Mac Os when you edit the /etc/hosts file either by adding a new entry or changing an existing one, the changes are not reflected immediately.
So you think:
- This is simple! All I have to do is close the Terminal and open a new one!
And then you realize it did NOT work.
Since you are a smart person, you might think:
- Well, all I have to do is log out and back in! Still simple!
Only to realize again that it did NOT work.

Every developer has heard of 'vi' at least once in their life. That empty screen with a flashing cursos can be a little intimidating at first. After a few attempts of typing your text and nothing is echoed back to the screen, than it becomes really intimidating. :)
To help those out there who want to be able at least to quit vi editing without closing their Terminal window, here are a few tips and basic commands.
The first thing you should know about vi is that it has two modes of operation:

Being a flavor of Unix (in some level) it is possible to set some aliases in your Mac Os shell.
All you have to do is open your Terminal and type the commands below, or something else that suits more your taste.

• vi ~/.bash_profile

Once the file is open in vi, just add the following lines (well you do know how to do basic vi editing, right?)

A few weeks ago I wrote an article on how to install Subversion and Apache in a Windows environment and another article about how to install those in a Linux environment.