Vim Text Editor

Installation files

Caution

• This Router App has been tested on a router with firmware version 6.3.10. After updating the router firmware to a higher version, check whether a newer version of the Router App has also been released and update it accordingly for compatibility.

Description

Vim is a text editor upward-compatible with Vi, capable of editing all kinds of plain text and especially well-suited for editing program files. The Vim Router App adds the ability to use the Vim editor in the router command line when connected via SSH or PuTTY.

Installation

Like every other Router App, Vim is installed in the Router Apps section of the router's configuration page. Once installed, the Router App appears in the list of installed modules. It does not have its own web interface — it only adds the vim command to the router's command line.

Router Apps

How to Use

Command Line

First, connect to the router via SSH:

ssh username@router_address
Password:

Then launch the Vim editor:

vim

Vim opens and is ready to use:

Vim in command line

GUI

Vim can also be used through the router's web interface with the Web Terminal Router App. Once installed, open the Web Terminal Router App to access a command-line interface in the browser:

Web Terminal

As in the command-line method, type:

vim

Vim opens directly in the browser:

Vim in Web Terminal