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VI Editor Key / Command Options


 

  ZZ      Exit, saving changes           t<x>   Up to <x> forward

  Q       Enter ex mode                  T<x>   Back up to <x>

  <ESC>   End of insert                  <x>|   Go to column <x>

  :<cmd>  Execute ex command             w,W    Forward one word

  :!<cmd> Shell command                  b,B    Back one word

  ^g      Show filename/size             e,E    End of word

  ^f      Forward one screen             ^h     Erase last character

  ^b      Back one screen                ^w     Erase last word

  ^d      Forward half screen            ^?     Interrupt

  ^u      Backward half screen           ~      Toggle character case

  <x>G    Go to line <x>                 a      Append after

  /<x>    Search forward for <x>         i,I    Insert before

  ?<x>    Search backward for <x>             Append at end of line

  n       Repeat last search             o      Open line below

  N       Reverse last search            O      Open line above

  ]]      Next section/function          r      Replace character

  [[      Previous section/function      R      Replace characters

  %       Find matching () { or }        d      Delete

  ^l      Redraw screen                  dd     Delete line

  ^r      Refresh screen                 c      Change             

  z<CR>   Current line at top            y      Yank lines to buffer

  z-      Current line at bottom         C      Change rest of line

  ^e      Scroll down one line           D      Delete rest of line

  ^y      Scroll up one line             s      Substitute character

  ``      Previous context               S      Substitute lines   

  H       Home window line               J      Join lines         

  L       Last window line               x      Delete after       

  M       Middle window line             X      Delete before      

  +       Next line                      Y      Yank current line  

  hjkl    Cursor movement:               p      Put back lines     

          left/down/up/right             P      Put before         

  0       Beginning of line              <<     Shift line left    

  $       End of line                    >>     Shift line right   

  f<x>    Find <x> forward               u      Undo last change   

  F<x>    Find <x> backward              U      Restore current line

 

 

Exit Mode Key / Command Options


 

  q       Quit                        set <x>   Enable option

  q!      Quit, discard changes       set no<v> Disable option

  r <f>   Read in file <f>            set all   Show all options

  sh      Invoke shell

  vi      Vi mode

  wq      Write and quit

  w <f>   Write file <f>

  w! <f>  Overwrite file <f>

 

 

Replacing Command options


 

:s/ptrn/strg/flag - Replace pattern with string

Following are flag options

g   -   Replace all occurences of pattern

c   -   Confirm replaces

&   -   Repeat last :s command

 

Check Special Characters


 

:set list   -   command in VI mode will list special hidden characters in white spaces in file.

 

 
 
 

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Article Author: Tarun Boyella

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