vi Command

vi Command :----

To use vi: vi filename

        To exit vi and save changes: ZZ   or  :wq

        To exit vi without saving changes: :q!

        To enter vi command mode: [esc]

Cursor Movement

        h       move left (backspace)

        j       move down

        k       move up

        l       move right (spacebar)

        [return]   move to the beginning of the next line

        $       last column on the current line

        0       move cursor to the first column on the

               current line

        ^       move cursor to first nonblank column on the

               current line

        w       move to the beginning of the next word or

               punctuation mark

        W       move past the next space

        b       move to the beginning of the previous word

               or punctuation mark

        B       move to the beginning of the previous word,

               ignores punctuation

        e       end of next word or punctuation mark

        E       end of next word, ignoring punctuation

        H       move cursor to the top of the screen

        M       move cursor to the middle of the screen

        L       move cursor to the bottom of the screen

Screen Movement

       G        move to the last line in the file

       xG       move to line x

       z+       move current line to top of screen

       z        move current line to the middle of screen

       z-       move current line to the bottom of screen

       ^F       move forward one screen

       ^B       move backward one line

       ^D       move forward one half screen

       ^U       move backward one half screen

       ^R       redraw screen

               ( does not work with VT100 type terminals )

       ^L       redraw screen

               ( does not work with Televideo terminals )

Inserting

       r        replace character under cursor with next

               character typed

       R        keep replacing character until [esc] is hit

       i        insert before cursor

       a        append after cursor

       A        append at end of line

       O        open line above cursor and enter append mode

Deleting

        x       delete character under cursor

        dd      delete line under cursor

        dw      delete word under cursor

        db      delete word before cursor

Copying Code

        yy      (yank)'copies' line which may then be put by

               the p(put) command. Precede with a count for

               multiple lines.

Put Command

        brings back previous deletion or yank of lines,

        words, or characters

        P       bring back before cursor

        p       bring back after cursor

 Find Commands

        ?       finds a word going backwards

        /       finds a word going forwards

        f       finds a character on the line under the

               cursor going forward

        F       finds a character on the line under the

               cursor going backwards

        t       find a character on the current line going

               forward and stop one character before it

        T       find a character on the current line going

               backward and stop one character before it

        ;       repeat last f, F, t, T

Miscellaneous Commands

        .       repeat last command

        u       undoes last command issued

        U       undoes all commands on one line

        xp      deletes first character and inserts after

               second (swap)

        J       join current line with the next line

        ^G      display current line number

        %       if at one parenthesis, will jump to its mate

        mx      mark current line with character x

        'x      find line marked with character x

        NOTE: Marks are internal and not written to the file.

Line Editor Mode

        Any commands form the line editor ex can be issued

        upon entering line mode.

        To enter: type ':'

        To exit: press[return] or [esc]

ex Commands

        For a complete list consult the

        UNIX Programmer's Manual

READING FILES

        copies (reads) filename after cursor in file

        currently editing

        :r filename

WRITE FILE

        :w      saves the current file without quitting

MOVING

        :#      move to line #

        :$      move to last line of file

SHELL ESCAPE

        executes 'cmd' as a shell command.

        :!'cmd'