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    Commands Used To Start, Exit, Read, and Write Files in Vi: Linux Foundation

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    Commands Used To Start, Exit, Read, and Write Files in Vi: Linux Foundation

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    The document provides an overview of common commands used in the vi text editor to start and exit files, move the cursor, search for text, and edit text. Some key commands include vi myfile to start editing a file, :w to write/save changes to a file, arrow keys and j/k to move the cursor up and down, /pattern to search forward, a to append text, and dd to delete a line.

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    Linux Foundation

    Commands Used to Start, Exit, Read, and Write Files


    in vi

    Command Usage

    vi myfile Start the vi editor and edit


    the myfile file
    vi -r myfile Start vi and edit myfile in recovery
    mode from a system crash
    :r file2<ret> Read in file2 and insert at current
    position
    :w<ret> Write to the file

    :w myfile<ret> Write out the file to myfile

    :w! file2<ret> Overwrite file2

    :x<ret> or :wq<ret> Exit vi and write out modified file

    :q<ret> Quit vi

    :q!<ret> Quit vi even though modifications


    have not been saved

    Keystrokes Used When Changing Cursor Position in vi

    Keys Usage

    arrow keys To move up, down, left and right

    j or <ret> To move one line down

    k To move one line up

    h or Backspace To move one character left

    l or Space To move one character right

    0 To move to beginning of line

    $ To move to end of line

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    w To move to beginning of next word

    b To move back to beginning of


    preceding word
    :0 <ret> or 1G To move to beginning of file

    :n <ret> or nG To move to line n

    :$ <ret> or G To move to last line in file

    Ctrl-f or Page Down To move forward one page

    Ctrl-b or Page Up To move backward one page

    ^l To refresh and center screen

    Searching for Text in vi

    Command Usage
    /pattern<ret> Search forward for pattern
    ?string<ret> Search backward for pattern

    Key Usage
    n Move to next occurrence of search pattern
    N Move to previous occurrence of search pattern

    Working with Text in vi

    Key Usage
    a Append text after cursor; stop upon Escape key
    A Append text at end of current line; stop upon
    Escape key
    i Insert text before cursor; stop upon Escape key
    I Insert text at beginning of current line; stop upon
    Escape key
    o Start a new line below current line, insert text there;
    stop upon Escape key
    O Start a new line above current line, insert text
    there; stop upon Escape key
    r Replace character at current position

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    R Replace text starting with current position; stop
    upon Escape key
    x Delete character at current position
    Nx Delete N characters, starting at current position
    dw Delete the word at the current position
    D Delete the rest of the current line
    dd Delete the current line
    Ndd or dNd Delete N lines
    u Undo the previous operation
    yy Yank (copy) the current line and put it in buffer
    Nyy or yNy Yank (copy) N lines and put it in buffer
    p Paste at the current position the yanked line or lines
    from the buffer

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