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- Navigation Keys - These are used in command mode:
- $ Move to end of line
- ^ Move to beginning of line
- Save and Quit Commands - These are used in lastline mode:
- :w Write buffer (Save changes and continue working in vi Editor)
- :w new_filename Write buffer to new filename (continue working in vi)
- :wq Write buffer (save changes) and quit vi
- :q! Quit without saving changes
- :wq! Write buffer (save changes) and quit vi
- (The ! will override Read only permissions but only if you are the owner of the file.)
- Basic Text Deletion Commands - These are used in command mode:
- x Delete character at the cursor
- dw Delete word (or part of word to right of cursor)
- 3dw Delete three words
- dd Delete line containing the cursor
- 3dd Delete three lines
- Undo and Change Commands - These are used in command mode:
- r Replace character at cursor with one other character
- u Undo previous command
- Copy and Paste Text - These are used in command mode:
- yy Yank a copy of this line and place in the clipboard
- yy 3 Yank a copy of next 3 lines and place them in the clipboard
- yw Yank a copy of this word and place in the clipboard
- yw 3 Yank a copy of next 3 words and place them in the clipboard
- p Put (paste) yanked or deleted line below current line
- P (upper case) Put (paste) yanked or deleted line above current line
- Basic Search Commands- These are used in lastline mode:
- G (upper case) Go to last line of file
- H (upper case) Go to top line of file
- :21 Go to line 21
- /string Search forward for this string of text
- ?string Search backward for this string of text
- n Find next occurrence of this string of text
- Session Customizing Commands
- :set nu Show line numbers
- :set nonu Hide line numbers
- :set showmode Display current mode of operation
- :set noshowmode Turn off mode display
- :set Display all vi variables set
- :set all Display all possible vi variables and their current
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