Victor Yager Accountant & Information Technology Professional

vi Editor

The vi Editor is shipped with virtually every "flavor" of UNIX! Therefore, its the perfect choice for administrators, engineers, and technicians who install and configure UNIX servers and workstations.

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vi Editor commands

Command	Description
q!	Quit, exit without saving.
wq	Write and quit, save and exit.
Esc	Return to command mode.
Ctrl-C	Interrupt a search or global command.
Ctrl-G	File status.
Ctrl-L	Redraw screen.
Ctrl-V	Input a literal character.
Ctrl-W	Move to next screen.
Ctrl-Z	Suspend editor.
Ctrl-[	Leave input made.
Ctrl-Ctrl	Switch to previous file.
$	Move to last column.
%	Move to match.
&	Repeat substitution.
'	Move to mark (first nonblank).
(	Move back a sentence.
)	Move forward a sentence.
+	Move down by lines (first nonblank).
,	Repeat last F, f ,T, or t search.
-	Move up by lines (first nonblank).
.	Repeat last command.
/	Search forward.
0	Move to a space, move right by columns.
;	Repeat last F, f ,T, or t search.
{	Move back a paragraph.
}	Move forward a paragraph.
~	Reverse case.
?	Search backwards.
@	Execute buffer.
a	Append after cursor.
b	Move back a word.
i	Insert before cursor.
j	Move down by lines.
k	Move up by lines.
m	Set mark.
n	Repeat last search.
o	Append after line.
p	Insert from buffer.
r	Replace character.
s	Substitute character.
u	Undo last change.
x	Delete character.
z	Redraw window.
A	Append to the line.
F	Character in line backward search.
H	Move to count lines from screen top.
I	Insert at line beginning.
L	Move to screen bottom.
M	Move to screen middle.
N	Search.
Q	Quit to ex mode.
R	Replace characters.
U	Restore the current line.
Y	Copy line.
ZZ	Save file and exit.

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