http://users.binary.net/dturley/vi.html
(2003-11-12)
This list was hastily put together for my own use.
Perhaps you'll find it useful as well.
| Input mode: set insertion point [back to top] | |
| i | insert text at cursor |
| a | append text after cursor |
| I | insert text at beginning of time |
| A | append text at end of line |
| o | open line below cursor |
| O | open line above cursor |
| Deletion and Change: delete/change words or character [back to top] | |
| dw | delete a single word |
| cw | change a word |
| dd | delete entire line |
| R | replace line |
| D | delete from curosor position to end of line |
| C | change from cursor position eo end of line |
| x | delete a single character |
| r | replace a character |
| Cursor movement: position the cursor [back to top] | |
| l | move right |
| h | move left |
| j | move down |
| k | move up |
| $ | move to end of line |
| ^ | move to beginning of line |
| w | move to next word |
| e | move to end of word |
| 1G | move to first line |
| nG | move to line n |
| G | move to last line |
| Screen movement: move a screen at a time [back to top] | |
| ctrl-d | scroll forward half a screen |
| ctrl-u | scroll back half a screen |
| ctrl-f | move to next screen |
| ctrl-b | move to previous screen |
| ctrl-l | redraw screen |
| Last line mode: used when ending an editing session [back to top] | |
| :w | write buffer |
| :q | quit |
| :q! | force quit without saving |
| :wq | write and quit (save) |
| :n | next file |
| :r | read file |
| :e | edit file |
| :f | file name |
| :set | file name |
| :set no | set options off |
| :! | escape to shell |
| :n | go to line n |
| Miscellaneous [back to top] | |
| u | undo last action |
| / | search forward |
| ? | search back |
| N | search back (alternate) |
| n | repeat search |
| . | repeat last command |
| yy | yank line |
| p | put below cursor |
| P | put above cursor |
| ZZ | write and quit |