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How can I jump to a line in the vi editor?

Last updated: 07/02/2009

Usually when running a script that has syntax or parsing errors, a line number is given at or near the error. Once you get into your vi editor, type the following to jump to the line specified:

:30

would take you to line 30

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How can I jump to a line in the vi editor?