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diff --git a/docs/help b/docs/help new file mode 100644 index 0000000..81df84a --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/help @@ -0,0 +1,229 @@ +MOVING THE CURSOR: + k - cursor up ^F - page forward /<pattern><CR> - search forward + j - cursor down ^B - page backward ?<pattern><CR> - search backward + h - cursor left w - move forward a "word" n - repeat the last search + l - cursor right b - move backward a "word" + +ENTERING TEXT: +a - append after the cursor. Use the <escape> key to return to +i - insert before the cursor. command mode. +o - open a new line below the cursor. +O - open new line above the cursor. + +WRITING AND EXITING: +:w<Enter> - write the file +:q<Enter> - exit the file +:q!<Enter> - exit without writing the file +:#<Enter> - move to a line (e.g., :35<Enter> moves to line 35) + +MISCELLANEOUS: +^G - display the file name + J - join two lines (use i<Enter><escape> to split a line) + u - undo the last change (enter . after a 'u' to undo more than one change) + +=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= +VI COMMANDS: + ^A search forward for cursor word + ^B scroll up by screens + ^C interrupt an operation (e.g. read, write, search) + ^D scroll down by half screens (setting count) + ^E scroll down by lines + ^F scroll down by screens + ^G file status + ^H move left by characters + ^J move down by lines + ^L redraw screen + ^M move down by lines (to first non-blank) + ^N move down by lines + ^P move up by lines + ^R redraw screen + ^T tag pop + ^U half page up (set count) + ^V input a literal character + ^W move to next screen + ^Y page up by lines + ^Z suspend editor + ^[ <escape> exit input mode, cancel partial commands + ^\ switch to ex mode + ^] tag push cursor word + ^^ switch to previous file + <space> move right by columns + ! filter through command(s) to motion + # number increment/decrement + $ move to last column + % move to match + & repeat substitution + ' move to mark (to first non-blank) + ( move back sentence + ) move forward sentence + + move down by lines (to first non-blank) + , reverse last F, f, T or t search + - move up by lines (to first non-blank) + . repeat the last command + / search forward + 0 move to first character + : ex command + ; repeat last F, f, T or t search + < shift lines left to motion + > shift lines right to motion + ? search backward + @ execute buffer + A append to the line + B move back bigword + C change to end-of-line + D delete to end-of-line + E move to end of bigword + F character in line backward search + G move to line + H move to count lines from screen top + I insert before first nonblank + J join lines + L move to screen bottom + M move to screen middle + N reverse last search + O insert above line + P insert before cursor from buffer + Q switch to ex mode + R replace characters + S substitute for the line(s) + T before character in line backward search + U Restore the current line + W move to next bigword + X delete character before cursor + Y copy line + ZZ save file and exit + [[ move back section + ]] move forward section + ^ move to first non-blank + _ move to first non-blank + ` move to mark + a append after cursor + b move back word + c change to motion + d delete to motion + e move to end of word + f character in line forward search + h move left by columns + i insert before cursor + j move down by lines + k move up by lines + l move right by columns + m set mark + n repeat last search + o append after line + p insert after cursor from buffer + r replace character + s substitute character + t before character in line forward search + u undo last change + w move to next word + x delete character + y copy text to motion into a cut buffer + z reposition the screen + { move back paragraph + | move to column + } move forward paragraph + ~ reverse case +=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= +EX COMMANDS: + ^D: scroll lines + !: filter lines through commands or run commands + #: display numbered lines + &: repeat the last subsitution + *: execute a buffer + <: shift lines left + =: display line number + >: shift lines right + @: execute a buffer + append: append input to a line + abbreviate: specify an input abbreviation + args: display file argument list + bg: background the current screen + change: change lines to input + cd: change the current directory + chdir: change the current directory + copy: copy lines elsewhere in the file + cscope: create a set of tags using a cscope command + delete: delete lines from the file + display: display buffers, screens or tags + [Ee]dit: begin editing another file + [Ee]x: begin editing another file + exusage: display ex command usage statement + file: display (and optionally set) file name + fg: switch the current screen and a backgrounded screen + global: execute a global command on lines matching an RE + help: display help statement + insert: insert input before a line + join: join lines into a single line + k: mark a line position + list: display lines in an unambiguous form + move: move lines elsewhere in the file + mark: mark a line position + map: map input or commands to one or more keys + mkexrc: write a .exrc file + [Nn]ext: edit (and optionally specify) the next file + number: change display to number lines + open: enter "open" mode (not implemented) + print: display lines + perl: run the perl interpreter with the command + perldo: run the perl interpreter with the command, on each line + preserve: preserve an edit session for recovery + [Pp]revious: edit the previous file in the file argument list + put: append a cut buffer to the line + quit: exit ex/vi + read: append input from a command or file to the line + recover: recover a saved file + resize: grow or shrink the current screen + rewind: re-edit all the files in the file argument list + s: substitute on lines matching an RE + script: run a shell in a screen + set: set options (use ":set all" to see all options) + shell: suspend editing and run a shell + source: read a file of ex commands + stop: suspend the edit session + suspend: suspend the edit session + t: copy lines elsewhere in the file + [Tt]ag: edit the file containing the tag + tagnext: move to the next tag + tagpop: return to the previous group of tags + tagprev: move to the previous tag + tagtop: discard all tags + tcl: run the tcl interpreter with the command + undo: undo the most recent change +unabbreviate: delete an abbreviation + unmap: delete an input or command map + v: execute a global command on lines NOT matching an RE + version: display the program version information + visual: enter visual (vi) mode from ex mode + [Vv]isual: edit another file (from vi mode only) + viusage: display vi key usage statement + write: write the file + wn: write the file and switch to the next file + wq: write the file and exit + xit: exit + yank: copy lines to a cut buffer + z: display different screens of the file + ~: replace previous RE with previous replacement string, +=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= +Edit options: +noaltwerase filec="" nomodeline scroll=17 notildeop +autoindent flash msgcat="./" nosearchincr timeout +autoprint hardtabs=0 noprint="" nosecure nottywerase +noautowrite noiclower nonumber shiftwidth=8 noverbose +backup="" noignorecase nooctal noshowmatch warn +nobeautify keytime=6 open noshowmode window=35 +cedit="" noleftright optimize sidescroll=16 nowindowname +columns=80 lines=36 print="" noslowopen wraplen=0 +comment nolisp prompt nosourceany wrapmargin=0 +noedcompatible nolist readonly tabstop=8 wrapscan +escapetime=1 lock noredraw taglength=0 nowriteany +noerrorbells magic remap tags="tags" +exrc matchtime=7 report=5 term="xterm" +noextended mesg ruler noterse +cdpath="/usr/src/local/nvi:/tmp" +directory="/tmp" +paragraphs="IPLPPPQPP LIpplpipbp" +recdir="/var/tmp/vi.recover" +sections="NHSHH HUnhsh" +shell="/bin/csh" +shellmeta="~{[*?$`'"\" |
