Linux Vi Editor commands

VI Commands: i insert mode, (ESC to exit insert mode) allows text to be entered on the screen a Append to right mode /word Move to the occurrence of "word" n Locate the next occurance w Advance to the next word e Advance to the next end of a word b Move to the previous word 3b Move backward 3 words dd delete line 3dd delete 3 lines D Delete remainder of a line dw Delete word x Delete character o Open space for new line below the cursor line O Open a line above the cursor CTRL-w Move back a word in append mode u Undo last U Undo all changes to current line In command mode, repeat the last text changing the command on the current line :w newfilename save the file to newfilename from the command mode :wq save and quit :q! quit without saving r replace then typa a character ot be replaced with r then return to break up a line J join 2 lines s substitute (sentence) typed text over a character, ESC when done cw change word c change part of a line from the cursor to the end of the line cc substitute new text for aline, ESC when done h move the cursor back one space H move the cursor to the highest line on the screen L move the cursor to the lowest line on the screen M position the cursor at the midpoint on the screen G last line in the file 0 (zero) Move the cursor to the beginning of the line it is on view filename Open a file for viewing only set number Turn on line numbers set nonumber Turn off line numbers Options:

number
autoindent (ai)		ctrl-d to move to the left
showmatch		match brackets and parenthesis
tabstop=4
wrapmargine(wm)		when line is wrapped (80-value)
:2 copy 4		Place a copy of line 2 after line 4.
:1,4		copy 7 (lines 1-4)
:n		Access the next file for editing