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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)
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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
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EX COMMANDS:
^D: scroll lines
!: filter lines through commands or run commands
#: display numbered lines
&: repeat the last substitution
*: 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,
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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="~{[*?$`'"\"
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