vi Easter Egg - Monty Python Reference

At the command prompt (not in INSERT mode), type the following

:Ni! (enter)

Responds with "Do you demand a shrubbery?"

Also works on vim (an improved version of vi).

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Contributed By: PyroFlick on 03-28-2011
Reviewed By: MonicaIngram
Special Requirements: vi (or vim) text editor
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Could not duplicate with vi or vim
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grawity writes:
This is specific to Vim. It does not work with the real "ex-vi". (Some Linux distros link /usr/bin/vi to a tiny version of Vim, others distribute nvi or ex-vi instead.)
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