---->>> To Start vi
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vi filename |
Create or Edit filename starting at line 1 |
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vi -r filename |
Recover filename that was being edited when system crashed |
---->>> To Exit vi
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:x<return> |
Quit vi, writing out modified file to file named in original invocation |
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:wq<return> |
Quit vi, writing out modified file to file named in original invocation |
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:q<return> |
Quit or exit vi |
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:q!<return> |
Quit vi even though latest changes have not been saved for this vi call |
---->>> Moving the cursor
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j or <return> [or down-arrow] |
Move cursor down one line |
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k[or up-arrow] |
Move cursor up one line |
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h or<backspace> [or left-arrow] |
Move cursor left one line |
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0(zero) |
Move cursor to start of current line(the one with the arrow) |
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$ |
Move cursor to end of the current line |
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w |
Move cursor to beginning of next word |
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b |
Move cursor back to beginning of preceding word |
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:0<return> or 1G |
Move cursor to first line in file |
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:n<return>or nG |
Move cursor to line n in file |
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:$<return>or G |
Move cursor to last line in file |
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---->>>Adding, Changing, Deleting the text
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u |
Undo whatever you just did(a simple toggle) |
---->>> Inserting or Adding text
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i |
Insert text before cursor, until<esc>hit |
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I |
Insert text at beginning of current line, until<esc>hit |
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a |
Append text after cursor, until<esc>hit |
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A |
Append text to end of current line, until<esc>hit |
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o |
Open and put text in a new line below current line, until<esc>hit |
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O |
Open and put text in a new line above current line, until<esc>hit |
---->>> Changing the text
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r |
Replace single character under cursor(no <esc>needed) |
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R |
Replace characters, starting with current cursor position, until<esc>hit |
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cw |
Change the current word with new text, starting with the character under cursor, until<esc>hit |
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cNw |
Change N words beginning with the character under cursor, until<esc>hit |
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c |
change(replace)the characters in the current line, until<esc>hit |
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cc |
change(replace)the characters in the current line, stopping when <esc>hit |
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Ncc or cNc |
change(replace)the next N lines, starting with the current line, stopping when <esc>hit |
---->>> Deleting the text
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x |
Delete single character under cursor |
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Nx |
Delete N characters, starting with character under cursor |
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dw |
Delete the single word beginning with character under cursor |
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dNw |
Delete N words beginning with character under cursor |
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D |
Delete the remainder of the line, starting with current cursor position |
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dd |
Delete entire current line |
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Ndd or dNd |
Delete N lines beginning with the current line |
---->>> Cutting and pasting the text
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yy |
Copy (yank, cut) the current line into buffer |
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Nyy or yNy |
copy(yank, cut) the next N lines, Including the current line, into the buffer |
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p |
put(paste) the lines in the buffer into the text after the current line |
---->>> Searching the text
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/string |
Search forward for occurence of string in text |
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?string |
Search backward for occurence of string in text |
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n |
Move to next occurence of search string |
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N |
Move to next occurence of search string in opposite direction |
---->>> Determining line numbers
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:.= |
Returns line number of current line at bottom of screen |
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:= |
Returns the total number of lines at bottom of the screen |
---->>> Saving and reading files
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:r filename<return> |
Read file named filename and insert after current line(the line with arrow) |
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:w<return> |
Write current contents to a file named in original vi call |
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:w new file<return> |
Write current contents to a new file named newfile |
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:12,35w small file<return> |
Write the contents of the line numbered 12 through 35 to a new file named small file |
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:w! prevfile<return> |
Write current contents over a pre-existing file named prevfile |