vim doesn't work in a single user mode

[ccc]

Does someone know how to get vim working in single user mode? I've tried vi, but this command doesn't work.

 

[SirDice]

Almost nothing works in single user mode.

Assuming a regular UFS installation:

fsck -p
mount -u /
mount -a -t ufs
swapon -a

After that you should be able to use vi/vim.

Another option is to use /rescue/vi.

 

[mamalos]

SirDice,

If I am not mistaken, mount -a -t ufs remounts / with the options found in /etc/fstab (to be honest, when I run mount -a in single user mode, it does remount it). Not that it matters, I'm just mentioning it for the sake of completeness .