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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)
-
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
-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="~{[*?$`'"\"