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Source: http://cac.uvi.edu/miscfaq/vi-cheat.html
VI Cheat Sheet
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Text
| w, W, b, B |
Forward, backward by word |
| e, E
| End of word |
| (, ) |
Beginning of next, previous sentence |
| {, } |
Beginning of next, previous paragraph |
| [[, ]] |
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Lines
| 0, $ |
First, last position of current line |
| ^ |
First non-blank character of current line |
| +, - |
First character of next, previous line |
| H |
Top line of screen |
| M |
Middle line of screen |
| L |
Last line of screen |
| nH, nL |
Line n from top, bottom of screen | top prev next last
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Scrolling
| [Ctrl]F, [Ctrl]B |
Scroll forward, backward one screen |
| [Ctrl]D, [Ctrl]U |
Scroll down, up one-half screen |
| [Ctrl]E, [Ctrl]Y |
Show one more line at bottom, top of window |
| z[Enter] |
Scroll until line with cursor is at top of screen |
| z. |
Scroll until line with cursor is at middle of screen |
| z- |
Scroll until line with cursor is at bottom of screen |
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Searches
| /pattern |
Search forward for pattern |
| ?pattern |
Search backward for pattern |
| n, N |
Repeat last search in same, opposite direction |
| /, ? |
Repeat previous search forward, backward |
| fx |
search forward for character x in current line |
| Fx |
search backward for character x in current line |
| tx |
search forward for character before x in current line |
| Tx |
search backward for character after x in current line |
| ; |
Repeat previous current-line search |
| , |
Repeat previous current-line search in opposite direction | top prev next last
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Marking Position
| mx |
Mark current position as x |
| `x |
Move cursor to x |
| `` |
Return to previous mark or context |
| 'x |
Move to beginning of line containing mark x |
| '' |
Return to beggining of line containing previous mark | top prev next last
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Change
| r |
Replace with next typed characer |
| ~ |
Change between uppercase and lowercase |
| cm |
Change text block defined by movement command m (e.g., cw changes next word) |
| cc |
Change current line |
| C |
Change to end of line |
| R |
Type over characters |
| s |
Delete character and continue typing |
| S |
Delete current line and continue typing | top prev next last
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Delete, Move
| x |
Delete character |
| X |
Delete character to the left of the cursor |
| dm |
Delete text block defined by movement command m (e.g., dw deletes next word) |
| dd |
Delete current line |
| D |
Delete to end of line |
| p, P |
Put deleted text before, after cursor |
| "np |
Put text from delete buffer number n after cursor (for last nine deletions) | top prev next last
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Yank
| ym |
Yank (copy) text block defined by movement command m (e.g., yw yanks next word) |
| yy, Y |
Yank current line |
| "ayy |
Yank current line into named buffer a |
| p, P |
Put yanked text before, after cursor |
| "aP |
Put text from buffer a before cursor | top prev next last
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Invoking VI
| vi file |
Invoke vi editor on file |
| vi file1 file2 |
Invoke vi editor on files sequentially |
| view file |
Invoke vi editor on file in read-only mode |
| vi -R file |
Invoke vi editor on file in read-only mode |
| vi -r file |
Recover file and recent edits after system crash |
| vi + file |
Open file at last line |
| vi +n file |
Open file at line number n |
| vi +/pattern file |
Open file at pattern |
| ex file |
Invoke ex editor on file from Unix | top prev next last
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ex Commands
| : |
Invoke ex from vi editor |
| :sh |
Create a new unix shell |
| [Ctrl]D |
Return to editor from shell |
| :! command |
Issue a unix command |
| :r newfile |
Read contents of newfile into current file |
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Abbreviations
| :map x sequence |
Define keystroke x as a command sequence |
| :unmap x |
Disable map x |
| :map! x sequence |
Define x as command sequence invoked in insert mode |
| :unmap! x |
Disable insert mode map x |
| :ab abbr phrase |
Abbreviate phrase as abbr; when abbr is typed in insert mode, it expands into phrase |
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Setting Options
| :set option |
Activate option |
| :set option=value |
Assign value to option |
| :set nooption |
Deactivate option |
| :set |
Display options set by user |
| :set all |
Display all options |
| :set option? |
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Exit and Save Commands
| ZZ |
Save file and quit |
| :x |
Save file and quit |
| :wq |
Save ("write") file and quit |
| :w |
Save file |
| :w! |
Save file (overriding protection) |
| :30,60w newfile |
Save lines 30 through 60 as file newfile |
| :30,60w>> file |
Append lines 30 through 60 to file file |
| :w %.new |
Save current buffer named file as file.new |
| :q |
Quit |
| :q! |
Quit, discarding any changes |
| Q |
Quit vi and invoke ex |
| :e file2 |
Edit file2 without leaving vi |
| :e! file2 |
Discard changes to current file, then edit file2 without leaving vi |
| :n |
Edit next file |
| :e! |
Discard all changes since last save |
| :e# |
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