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Basic Commands
Basic Commands
To Start vi
1.
vi filename
2.
vi -r filename
To Exit vi
1.
:x<return>
2.
:wq<return>
3.
:q<return>
Quit or exit vi
4.
:q!<return>
j or <return>
[or down-arrow]
2.
k[or up-arrow]
3.
h or<backspace>
[or left-arrow]
4.
l or<space>[or right-arrow]
0(zero)
5.
6.
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7.
8.
:0<return> or 1G
9.
:n<return>or nG
10.
:$<return>or G
Screen Manipulation
1.
^f
2.
^b
3.
^d
4.
^u
5.
^l
6.
^r
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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2.
3.
cw
4.
cNw
5.
6.
cc
7.
Ncc or cNc
2.
Nx
3.
dw
4.
dNw
5.
6.
dd
7.
Ndd or dNd
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yy
2.
Nyy or yNy
3.
/string
2.
?string
3.
4.
:.=
2.
:=
3.
^g
:r filename<return>
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2.
:w<return>
3.
:w newfile<return>
4.
:12,35w smallfile<return>
5.
:w! prevfile<return>
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