Linux vi commands

Window motions

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<CTRL>d -- Scroll down (half a screen)

<CTRL> -- Scroll up (half a screen)

<CTRL>f -- Page forward

<CTRL>b -- Page backward

/string -- Search forward

?string -- Search backward

n -- Repeat search

N -- Repeat search reverse

G -- Go to last line

nG -- Go to line n :n -- Go to line n

<CTRL>l -- Redraw screen

<CTRL>g -- File information

Cursor motions

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H -- Upper left corner (home)

M -- Middle line

L -- Lower left corner

h -- Back a character

j -- Down a line

k -- Up a line

^ -- Beginning of line

$ -- End of line

l -- Forward a character

w -- Forward one word

b -- Back one word

fc -- Find c

; -- Repeat find (find next c)

Input commands (end with ESC)

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a -- Append after cursor

i -- Insert before cursor

o -- Open line below

O -- Open line above

:r file -- Insert file after current line

Changes during insert mode

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<CTRL>h -- Back one character

<CTRL>w -- Back one word

<CRTL>u -- Back to beginning of insert

Move text from file old to file new

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vi old "a10yy -- Yank 10 lines to buffer a

:w -- Write work buffer

:enew -- Edit new file

"ap -- Put text from a after cursor

Deletion commands

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dd -- Delete line

ndd -- Delete n lines to general buffer

dw -- Delete word to general buffer

ndw -- Delete n words

d) -- Delete to end of sentence

db -- Delete previous word

D -- Delete to end of line

x -- Delete character

Recovering deletions

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p -- Put general buffer after cursor

P -- Put general buffer before cursor

Change commands

s -- Substitute (ESC) - 1 char with string

cw -- Change word (ESC)

cc -- Change line (ESC) - blanks line

c$ -- Change to end of line

rc -- Replace character with c

R -- Replace (ESC) - typeover

. -- Repeat last change

Undo commands

u -- Undo last change

U -- Undo all changes on line

Rearrangement commands

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yy or Y -- Yank (copy) line to general buffer

"z6yy -- Yank 6 lines to buffer z

yw -- Yank word to general buffer

"a9dd -- Delete 9 lines to buffer a

"A9dd -- Delete 9 lines; append to buffer a

"ap -- Put text from buffer a after cursor

p -- Put general buffer after cursor

P -- Put general buffer before cursor

J -- Join lines

File management commands

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:w name -- Write edit buffer to file name

:wq -- Write to file and quit

:q! -- Quit without saving changes

ZZ -- Same as :wq

:sh -- Execute shell commands (<CTRL>d)

Parameters

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:set list -- Show invisible characters

:set nolist -- Don't show invisible characters

:set number -- Show line numbers

:set nonumber -- Don't show line numbers

-- Siva Pokuri.