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VI Editor Reference Card - Part I

Starting Vi
* edit an empty buffer: vi
* edit a file: vi filename

Leaving Vi
* write buffer to file: :w
* write buffer to file filename: :w filename
* quit: :q
* quit discarding changes: :q!
* write changes and quit: :wq
* write changes and quit: ZZ

Special Notes
* Use the escape key, <esc>, to leave insert mode or to cancel an incomplete command.
* If a command doesn't work, try hitting <esc> and entering the command again.

Motion commands
* move up one line: k
* move down one line: j
* move left one character: h
* move right one character: l
* scroll up one line: <ctrl>y
* scroll down one line: <ctrl>e
* scroll up (default is a half page): <ctrl>u
* scroll down (default is a half page): <ctrl>d
* show next page page: <ctrl>f
* show previous page page: <ctrl>b
* move to beginning of next line: +
* move to beginning of previous line: -
* move to beginning of first screen line: H
* move to middle line of screen: M
* move to last line of screen: L
* move to the nth line: nG
* move to the nth line: :n
* move to the next occurrence of c on the current line: fc
* move to the character in front of the next occurrence of c on the current line: tc
* move forward to the next word: w
* move forward to the end of the next word: e
* move backward to the previous word: b
All commands except M, nG, and :n can be preceeded by an integer to indicate the distance to move.

Text entering commands
* append text at end of line: A
* append text after cursor: a
* insert text at beginning of line: I
* insert text before cursor: i
* open a new line above cursor: O
* open a new line below cursor: o
All commands must be terminated with an <esc> after the text has been entered.

Text deletion commands
* delete character left of cursor: X
* delete character under cursor: x
* delete rest of word: dw
* delete rest of sentence: d)
* delete rest of paragraph: d}
* delete to beginning of current line: d^
* delete to end of current line: d$
* delete to end of current line: D
* delete line containing cursor: dd
* delete the current line upto and including c: dfc
* delete the current line upto c: dtc
All commands can be preceeded by an integer to indicate the number of characters, words, lines etc. to be deleted.

Text alteration commands
* replace text: R
* replace character with c: rc
* transpose two characters: xp
* join the next line to the end of the current line: J
* undo last change: u
* undo last change to current line: U
* change rest of word: cw
* change rest of sentence: c)
* change rest of paragraph: c}
The commands R, cw, c) and c} must be terminated with an <esc> after the new text has been entered. All commands, except xp, u, and U can be preceded by an integer to indicate the amount of alteration to perform.

Text moving commands
* yank a copy of the current line and place it in a buffer: yy
* put the last item yanked or deleted before the cursor: P
* put the last item yanked or deleted after the cursor: p
* yank a copy of the current line and place it in buffer c: "cY
* put contents of buffer c on a new line above the cursor: "cP
* put contents of buffer c on a new line below the cursor: "cp
The commands Y and "cY can be preceeded by and integer to indicate the number of lines to copy.

Search Commands
* search forward for pattern: :/pattern/
* search forward for pattern: /pattern/
* search backward for pattern: :?pattern?
* search backward for pattern: ?pattern?
* delete the next line containing pat1: :/pat1/d
* substitute the next occurance of pat1 with pat2: :/pat1/s/pat1/pat2
* repeat the last search: n
* repeat the last search in opposite direction: N

Global parameter
* substitute pat2 for pat1: :g/pat1/s/pat1/pat2
* delete all occurrences of pat1: :g/pat1/d
* print all occurrences of pat1: :g/pat1/p

Addresses
* the nth line: n
* lines n through k: n,k
* the current line: .
* the last line: $
* n lines after the current line: +n
* n lines before the current line: -n
* the last n+1 lines: $-n,$

Miscellaneous
* read file filename into the buffer after the current line: :r filename
* read the output of command cmd into: the buffer after the current line: :r !cmd
* write the buffer to file filename replacing its previous contents: :w! Filename
* write the buffer to the end of file filename: :w >> filename
* turn on line numbering: :set number
* turn off line numbering: :set nonumber
* turn on auto indenting: :set autoindent
* turn on auto indenting: :set ai
* turn off auto indenting: :set noautoindent
* turn off auto indenting: :set noai

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	Starting Vi		Starting Vi
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-Starting Vi
+===Starting Vi===
 * edit an empty buffer: vi
 * edit a file: vi filename
-Leaving Vi
+===Leaving Vi===
 * write buffer to file: :w
 * write buffer to file filename: :w filename
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 * write changes and quit: ZZ
-Special Notes
+===Special Notes===
 * Use the escape key, <esc>, to leave insert mode or to cancel an incomplete command.
 * If a command doesn't work, try hitting <esc> and entering the command again.
-Motion commands
+===Motion commands===
 * move up one line: k
 * move down one line: j
@@ Line 40: / Line 40: @@
 All commands except M, nG, and :n can be preceeded by an integer to indicate the distance to move.
-Text entering commands
+===Text entering commands===
 * append text at end of line: A
 * append text after cursor: a
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 All commands must be terminated with an <esc> after the text has been entered.
-Text deletion commands
+===Text deletion commands===
 * delete character left of cursor: X
 * delete character under cursor: x
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 All commands can be preceeded by an integer to indicate the number of characters, words, lines etc. to be deleted.
-Text alteration commands
+===Text alteration commands===
 * replace text: R
 * replace character with c: rc
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 The commands R, cw, c) and c} must be terminated with an <esc> after the new text has been entered. All commands, except xp, u, and U can be preceded by an integer to indicate the amount of alteration to perform.
-Text moving commands
+===Text moving commands===
 * yank a copy of the current line and place it in a buffer: yy
 * put the last item yanked or deleted before the cursor: P
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 The commands Y and "cY can be preceeded by and integer to indicate the number of lines to copy.
-Search Commands
+===Search Commands===
 * search forward for pattern: :/pattern/
 * search forward for pattern: /pattern/
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 * repeat the last search in opposite direction: N
-Global parameter
+===Global parameter===
 * substitute pat2 for pat1: :g/pat1/s/pat1/pat2
 * delete all occurrences of pat1: :g/pat1/d
 * print all occurrences of pat1: :g/pat1/p
-Addresses
+===Addresses===
 * the nth line: n
 * lines n through k: n,k
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 * the last n+1 lines: $-n,$
-Miscellaneous
+===Miscellaneous===
 * read file filename into the buffer after the current line: :r filename
 * read the output of command cmd into: the buffer after the current line: :r !cmd