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    UNIX VI Editor Commands

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    General Moving Around Editing Files

    [ESC] Exit any mode wb Move forward or backward by word ia Insert before or after curson position

    Return file to state at last save e Move to end of word IA Insert at start or end of line
    :e!
    [undo all]
    nG Goto to line n Open new line above or below
    oO
    current line
    G Goto to last line in file
    r Replace character
    Opening Files Move to the beginning of the
    )(
    previous or next sentence cw Change word
    vi filename Open filename
    Move to top (highest,) middle or last cc Change current line
    HML
    vi filename1 filename2 Open specified filenames line of screen
    R Overwrite
    Open filename in read- Goto first nonblank character of
    view filename ^ x Delete character above cursor???
    only mode current line

    vi + filename Open filename at last line Goto first nonblank character of dw Delete word
    +-
    previous or next line
    vi -r List recoverable files dd Delete current line
    [CTRL] F Move forward one screen
    vi -r filename Recover filename
    [CTRL] B Move backward one screen D Delete to end of line

    [CTRL] U Move up half a screen u Undo last edit


    Searching [CTRL] D Move down half a screen U Restore current line

    /string Search forward for string z [RETURN] Put current line at top of screen

    ?string Search backward for string z. Put current line at middle of screen
    Closing (Quiting) & Saving Files
    Repeat last search forward or z- Put current line at bottom of screen
    nN
    backward ZZ Save and close file

    Search forward or backward for x in :w Save file


    fx Fx
    current line
    Copy (Yank) & Paste :q Close (quit) file

    yw Copy word :n Edit next file

    yy Copy line

    pP Paste text after or before cursor


    Steven Iveson 2005

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