General Startup To use vi: vi filename To exit vi and save changes: ZZ or :wq To exit vi without saving changes: :q! To enter vi command mode: [esc]
Counts
A number preceding any vi command tells vi to repeat
that command that many times.
h :move left (backspace)
j :move down
k :move up
l :move right (spacebar)
[return] :move to the beginning of the next line
$ :last column on the current line
0 :move cursor to the first column on the
current line
^ :move cursor to first nonblank column on the
current line
w :move to the beginning of the next word or
punctuation mark
W :move past the next space
b :move to the beginning of the previous word
or punctuation mark
B :move to the beginning of the previous word,
ignores punctuation
e :end of next word or punctuation mark
E :end of next word, ignoring punctuation
H :move cursor to the top of the screen
M :move cursor to the middle of the screen
L :move cursor to the bottom of the screen
G :move to the last line in the file
xG :move to line x
z+ :move current line to top of screen
z :move current line to the middle of screen
z- :move current line to the bottom of screen
^F :move forward one screen
^B :move backward one line
^D :move forward one half screen
^U :move backward one half screen
^R :redraw screen
( does not work with VT100 type terminals )
^L :redraw screen
( does not work with Televideo terminals )
r :replace character under cursor with next
character typed
R :keep replacing character until [esc] is hit
i :insert before cursor
a :append after cursor
A :append at end of line
O :open line above cursor and enter append mode
x :delete character under cursor
dd :delete line under cursor
dw :delete word under cursor
db :delete word before cursor
yy :(yank)’copies’ line which may then be put by
the p(put) command. Precede with a count for
multiple lines.
Put Command
brings back previous deletion or yank of lines,
words, or characters
P :bring back before cursor
p :bring back after cursor
? :finds a word going backwards
/ :finds a word going forwards
f :finds a character on the line under the
cursor going forward
F :finds a character on the line under the
cursor going backwards
t :find a character on the current line going
forward and stop one character before it
T :find a character on the current line going
backward and stop one character before it
; repeat last f, F, t, T
. :repeat last command
u :undoes last command issued
U :undoes all commands on one line
xp :deletes first character and inserts after
second (swap)
J :join current line with the next line
^G :display current line number
% :if at one parenthesis, will jump to its mate
mx :mark current line with character x
‘x :find line marked with character x
NOTE: Marks are internal and not written to the file.
Line Editor Mode
Any commands form the line editor ex can be issued
upon entering line mode.
To enter: type ‘:’
To exit: press[return] or [esc]
ex Commands
For a complete list consult the
UNIX Programmer’s Manual
# line number range
old pattern to replace
new pattern to insert
g optional key for global substitution
(multiple occurences of old on the same line
will not be replace without this)
READING FILES
copies (reads) filename after cursor in file
currently editing
:r filename
:w saves the current file without quitting
:# move to line #
:$ move to last line of file
SHELL ESCAPE
executes ‘cmd’ as a shell command.
:!’cmd’
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