a | Insert text after the cursor. |
i | Insert text before the cursor. |
o | Open a new line below the line your cursor is currently on. |
A | Insert text at the end of the line. |
I | Insert text at the beginning of the line. |
O | Open a new line above the line your cursor is currently on. |
x | Delete the character beneath the cursor. |
h | Move your cursor to the left by one character. |
l | Move your cursor to the right by one character. |
j | Move your cursor up by one line. |
k | Move your cursor down by one line. |
$ | Move to the end of the line. |
0 | Move to the beginning of the line. |
w | Move forward one word and place the cursor on the first character of that word. |
b | Move backward one word and place the cursor on the first character of that word. |
G | Go to the end of the file. |
1G | Go to line 1 of the file. |
CTRL+g | Report on the current line number that the cursor if on as well as the number of total lines in the file. |
dd | Delete the current line. |
cw | Change word. That is, change the characters from where your cursor is to the next space or punctuation. |
cl | Change letter. Change the character that your cursor is on. |
yy | Copy the line that the cursor if currently on. |
p | Place the contents of either a deleted line or a copied line on the line immediately following the one your cursor is currently on. |
u | Undo the last change. |
:w filename | Save changes. The filename is optional and is only used to specify the name of the file that you would like to save your work as. |
:wq filename | Save changes and quit. Again, the filename is optional. |
ZZ | Save changes and quit. |
:q! | Quit without saving changes. |
/string | Search for next occurrence of string in the file. |
n | Repeat the last search |
. | Repeat the last insert function. |
August 22, 2008
Unix: vi commands
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