vi documentation

vi ( editor used at terminal unix / linux )

command mode / insert mode

i = insert mode

esc = command mode

:w welcome.txt  = write buffer ( insert mode ) to welcome.txt  

1L,40c  ->  1 line 40 character

:q = quit

hjkl

h= left

j= down

k= up

l= right

w = word to word

b = back to word before

W= next line

B = line before

$ = end of line

^ = beginning of line

0 = the real beginning (without spaces)

gg = end of file 

G = beginning of file

{ = beginning paragraph

} = end paragraph

f a  = find “a” after word in line

F a = find a before word in line

3fa  = find the third “a” word

3jj = go 3 line down

:set number    = show number

:6   = goto line 6

c=change

x= delete

u= undo

dw = delete word

dd = delete line

2dw = delete 2 word

cw = delete word and go insert mode

cc = dd + go insert mode

2dd = delete 2 line

2cc  = delete 2 line and go inset mode

ct”  =  delete from cursor to “  and go insert mode

ci” =  find word inside quote and change it     ( almost same as ct )

ca” = find  double quote and content inside it and change

ci usually used in () or {}  to change content inside

d => delete / cut

p = paste content forward

P = paste content before

y = copy

yw =copy word

yy = copy entire line

p=paste

10p = 10x paste

14x = delete 14 character

p=paste