Moving around within the file , repeat last f F t T in reverse direction

Thoughtful Solutions move cursor: n| move to column n in current line

Creatively Implemented and Communicated h or  to left + move to next line, at first non-white
http://www.thoughtful-solutions.info/ <Ctrl-H> to left - move to previous line, at first non-white
<backspace> to left
vi editor for Solaris j or  to next line Inserting text
<CR> to next line a append text after cursor
Quick Reference Card A append text at end of line
k or  to previous line
l or  to right i insert text before cursor
Conventions
<space bar> to right I insert text at beginning of line
<CR> RETURN key
0 to beginning of line o open line below, ready for text
<ESC> ESCAPE key
$ to end of line O open line above, ready for text
<DEL> DELETE key
<Ctrl-X> press <Control> key and type x ^ to first non-white on line
w right one word Changing Text
italics items to be replaced by your own
W right one word past punctuation cw change word (or part of word)
requirements
b back one word cc change line
B back one word past punctuation C change part of line to right of cursor
Entering/leaving vi
e to end of word s substitute string for character under cursor
($ represents Solaris system prompt)
E to end of word past punctuation S substitute entire line
$ vi name open or create file name
H to top of screen rx replace character under cursor with x
$ vi +n name open file at line n
L to bottom of screen r<CR> break line at cursor position
$ vi + name open file at end R overwrite text to right of cursor
M to middle of screen
$ vi -r list saved files J join line below to current line
<Ctrl-F> page forward screenfull
$ vi -r name recover file name xp transpose characters
<Ctrl-B> page backward screenfull
$ vi name1 name2 edit first file; edit the rest via :n <Ctrl-D> scroll down half screenfull ~ change case of letter
$ vi -t tag name open file name at tag <Ctrl-U> scroll up half screenfull u undo last change
$ vi +/pat name open at first occurrence of pat nG go to line n U undo all changes to line
$ view name open file for read only G go to last line :u undo previous last-line command
:w write changes to file /pat go to next line matching pat . repeat last change
:w name write to file name ?pat go to previous line matching pat
:w! name overwrite file name Corrections when adding text
n repeat last / or ?
:wq write changes and quit <Ctrl-H> erase last input character
N repeat last / or ? in reverse direction
:q quit <DEL> erase last input character
/pat/ +n n’th line after pat
:q! quit without saving changes <back space> erase last input character
?pat? -n n’th line before pat
ZZ exit from vi, saving changes <Ctrl-U> erase all input to start of line
% find matching (){ or }
<Ctrl-Z> stop vi for later resumption \ escape <Ctrl-U> and <DEL>
) move cursor to next sentence <Ctrl-W> erase last input word
} move cursor to next paragraph
vi modes <Ctrl-V> quote non-printing character
( move cursor to last sentence
Command normal and initial mode <Ctrl-D> backs up one shiftwidth (autoindent)
{ move cursor to last paragraph
(other modes return here when ^<Ctrl-D> kill autoindent on current line
]] move cursor to next section/function
terminated) 0<Ctrl-D> kill all autoindentation
[[ move cursor to last section/function
<ESC> cancels partial command <ESC> end insertion of text
fx move to x forward in current line
Insert entered by a i A I o O c C s S R Fx move to x backward in current line
terminate with <ESC>
tx move forward to character before x
Last line reading input for : / ? or !
Tx move back to character after x
terminate with <ESC> or <CR> to
execute ; repeat last f F t T in same direction
Deleting text Pattern-matching characters Initializing options
x delete character under cursor ^ beginning of line EXINIT environment variable for setting options
5x . . . and 4 characters to the right $ end of line .exrc startup file for vi; put options here
X delete character before cursor . any character set x enable option
6X . . . and 5 characters to the left \< beginning of word set nox disable option
dw delete word (or part of word) \> end of word set x=val set x to val
3dw . . . and 2 complete words to the right [str] any character in str set show changed options
dd delete line [^str] any character not in str set all show all options
4dd . . . and the 3 following lines [x-y] any character between x and y set x? show value of option x
D delete part of line to right of cursor * any number of preceding pattern
:5,10 d delete lines 5–10, inclusive Useful configuration options
dG delete from current line to end of file File manipulation full short meaning
:sh run shell, then exit to return to vi autoindent ai supply indentation
Copying and moving text :!cmd run cmd, then <CR> to return to vi autowrite aw writes before some commands
yy yank or copy line :n edit next file in argument list ignorecase ic in regular expression matching
3yy . . . and the 2 following lines :n args specify new argument list list shows tabs as ^I,
dd delete line :e name edit file name end-of-line as $
p put line below current line magic enables metacharacters for
:e! re-edit, discarding changes
P put line above current line matching
:e + name edit name, starting at end
yw yank or copy word (or part of word) number nu number lines
:e +n name edit name, starting at line n
3yw . . . and 2 complete words to the right redraw simulate smart terminal
dw delete word (or part of word) :e # edit alternate file
:f or <Ctrl-G> show current file and line scroll sets number of lines for scrolling
4dw . . . and 3 complete words to the right shiftwidth sw sets number of spaces for
p put word after cursor :r name insert file after cursor
<Ctrl-T>
P put word before cursor :n r name insert file after line n
showmatch sm shows matching bracket or brace
"xy yank item to buffer x :ta tag look in tags file for entry under tag
slowopen slow prevents fast updating for screen
"xd delete into buffer x <Ctrl-]> word under cursor is a tag; tabstop ts sets tab intervals
"xp put from buffer x, after cursor window specifies number of lines in
"xP put from buffer x, before cursor Adjusting the screen window
<Ctrl-L> clear and redraw screen wrapscan ws search wraps round end of file
"dp retrieve d’th last line
<Ctrl-R> re-type, eliminating @ lines wrapmargin wm automatic line splitting
:1,2 co 3 copy lines 1–2 and put after line 3
(dumb terminals only)
:4,5 m 6 move lines 4–5 and put after line 6
z<CR> redraw screen with current line at top Specifying terminal type
z- redraw screen with current line at bottom (% and $ are system prompts)
Searching and replacing
z. redraw screen with current line at centre % setenv TERM type csh and all Version 6
/pat go to next line matching pat
/pat/z- redraw screen with pat line at bottom
?pat go to previous line matching pat $ TERM=type; export TERM sh in Version 7
zn. use n line window
n repeat last / or ? See also man tset
<Ctrl-E> scroll window down one line
N repeat last / or ? in reverse direction
<Ctrl-Y> scroll window up one line Some terminal types
:3,7s/ab/cd/ search lines 3–7 and replace ab by cd
:.,$ search from current line to end of file 2621 43 adm31 dw1 h19 vt100
Marking and returning
:% search the whole file 2645 733 adm3a dw2 i100 sun
`` return to previous place after / ? G
´´ return after / ? G at first non-white 300s 745 c100 gt40 mime sun-cmd
mx mark position with letter x
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`x move cursor to mark x
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