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JD's vi reference v1.0
Additions etc. are welcome at vi-ref@jeroenderks.com
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Moving around
| command | description |
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| h | left |
| j | down |
| k | up |
| l | right |
| mx | set mark x |
| e | end of word |
| w | next word |
| 0 | begin of line |
| ^ | first word of line |
| $ | end of line |
| % | match ( { ['s |
| 'xx | go to mark x |
| H | top of screen |
| M | middle of screen |
| L | end of screen |
| Ctrl-D | half page down |
| Ctrl-U | half page up |
| Ctrl-F | page down |
| Ctrl-B | page up |
| :0<ENTER> | begin of file |
| G | end of file |
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Editing
| command | description |
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| a | append (Insert mode) |
| A | append at end of line (Insert mode) |
| c | change (Replace mode) |
| d | delete |
| i | insert (Insert mode) |
| I | insert at begin of line (Insert mode) |
| o | new line below (Insert mode) |
| O | new line above (Insert mode) |
| p | paste after |
| P | paste before |
| r | change character |
| u | undo/redo last command1 |
| x | delete character |
| X | delete previous character |
| y | yank (copy) |
| > | indent |
| < | unindent |
| ~ | change case |
| . | repeat last command |
| Ctrl-6 | go to previous file2 |
| ZZ | update (write if necessary) & exit |
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1Sometimes, Ctrl-R is for redo
2Sometimes, Ctrl-Shift-6 is for go to previous file
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Options
| command | description |
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| :set all | show options |
| :set ai | autoindent |
| :set noai | no autoindent |
| :set ic | ignore case in search |
| :set noic | don't ignore case in search |
| :set nu | show line numbers |
| :set nonu | don't show line numbers |
| :set sm | show match (for ( { ['s) |
| :set nosm | don't show match |
| :set ts=# | set tabstops at # |
| :set sw=# | set shift width at # |
| :set wm=# | set wrapmargin at # |
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Options
| command | description |
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| /<expr> | search forward for <expr> |
| ?<expr> | search backward for <expr> |
| / | repeat last search forward |
| ? | repeat last search backward |
| n | continue last search forward |
| N | continue last search backward |
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File Commands
If followed by ! (exclamation) then force quit/write
even if changed file was not saved.
| command | description |
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| :w | write |
| :x | update (write if necessary) & exit |
| :q | quit |
| :wq | write & exit |
| :n | next file |
| :e <filename> | edit file |
| :r <filename> | insert file <filename> |
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Miscellaneous Commands
| command | description |
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| :s/<patt>/<expr> | substitute pattern <patt> with <expr> |
| :s/<patt>/<expr>/g | substitute all patterns <patt> with <expr> |
| :s/<patt>/<expr>/gc | substitute all patterns <patt> with <expr> with confirmation |
| :sh | spawn shell |
| :!command | execute command in subshell |
| :map <short> <cmd> | define shortcut <short> for
command sequence <cmd> |
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Examples
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| dd | delete line |
| 2dd | delete two lines |
| d2d | delete two lines |
| :101,102d | delete lines from line numbers 101 to 102 |
| de | delete to end of word |
| dw | delete word |
| d$ | delete to end of line |
| d0 | delete to begin of line |
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| :map = j0. | map '=' to repeat last command on beginning of next line |
| :set ts=4 | set tabstops at every 4 characters |
| :101,110s/abc/def/g | substitute all occurences of 'abc' with 'def' on lines 101 to 110 |
| :%s/\/usr\/bin/\/usr\/local\/bin/g | substitute all occurences '/usr/bin' with '/usr/local/bin' throughout the file |
| :%s/\(abc\)/X\1X/g | substitute all occurences of 'abc' with 'XabcX' throughout the file |
| dH | delete to top of screen |
| dM | delete to middle of screen |
| dL | delete to end of screen |
| xp | switch two characters |
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