Login to server through SSH Putty.
- You can jump to a particular line in a file, in Linux through vi command.
Syntax: vi +line_number file_name
Example: vi +2 test.txt
2. If you have already in the file through vi editor and want to jump on particular line then press Esc
key, type the line number:
3. If you want to search any particular text, use the /
(forward slash) command.
If you are already opened file through vi editor Press Esc
and then enter /word.
replace word
with the text for which you want to search forward.
4. If you want to know on which line you are at any time, press Ctrl-Shift-g
and Enter.