openvi ☆
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Description:
Portable OpenBSD vi for UNIX systems
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: text-editor vi openbsd terminal productivity
Install: brew install openvi
About:
Openvi is a portable version of OpenBSD's vi text editor, designed to run on various UNIX-like systems beyond just OpenBSD. It provides a traditional, efficient modal editing experience with support for modern terminal features. This makes it an excellent choice for users who prefer the classic vi interface but need compatibility across different platforms.
Key Features:
  • Portability across UNIX systems
  • Traditional vi editing model
  • Modern terminal feature support
  • Lightweight and efficient
Use Cases:
  • Editing configuration files on servers
  • Scripting and programming in terminal
  • Remote system administration
Alternatives:
  • vim – Vim offers more features and extensibility but is larger and more complex
  • nvi – Nvi is another portable vi clone with similar goals but different implementation
  • neovim – Neovim is a modern fork of Vim with async capabilities and Lua scripting
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Oct 3, 2025 2:11am 0 VERSION_BUMP 0e6fb1fc
Sep 10, 2024 2:30pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 7359090f
Nov 22, 2023 2:34pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 7b2ef706
Oct 27, 2023 7:24pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 3652885b
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