{"id":271,"date":"2021-06-23T09:20:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T09:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/?p=271"},"modified":"2021-06-23T09:20:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T09:20:20","slug":"commands-for-vi-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/commands-for-vi-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"Commands for VI editor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The vi editor comes with every version of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/web-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linux\u00a0<\/a>or Unix.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To Get In and Out Of vi :-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To start \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>vi filename (edit filename starting at line 1)<br \/>\nvi -r filename (recover filename that was being edited when system crashed)<\/p>\n<p><strong>To Exit vi \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&lt;Return&gt; (quit vi, writing out modified file to file named in original invocation)<br \/>\n:wq&lt;Return&gt; (quit vi, writing out modified file to file named in original invocation)<br \/>\n:q&lt;Return&gt; (quit or exit vi)<br \/>\n:q!&lt;Return&gt; (quit vi even though latest changes have not been saved for this vi call)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moving the Cursor :-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>j or &lt;Return&gt; [or down-arrow] (move cursor down one line)<\/p>\n<p>k [or up-arrow]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (move cursor up one line)<\/p>\n<p>h or &lt;Backspace&gt; or left-arrow]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (move cursor left one character)<\/p>\n<p>l or &lt;Space&gt; [or right-arrow] (move cursor right one character)<\/p>\n<p>0 (zero) (move cursor to start of current line, the one with the cursor)<\/p>\n<p>$ (move cursor to end of current line)<\/p>\n<p>w (move cursor to beginning of next word)<\/p>\n<p>b (move cursor back to beginning of preceding word)<\/p>\n<p>:0&lt;Return&gt; or 1G (move cursor to first line in file)<\/p>\n<p>:n&lt;Return&gt; or nG (move cursor to line n)<\/p>\n<p>:$&lt;Return&gt; or G (move cursor to last line in file)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Screen Manipulation :-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>^f (move forward one screen)<\/p>\n<p>^b (move backward one screen)<\/p>\n<p>^d (move down (forward) one half screen)<\/p>\n<p>^u (move up (back) one half screen)<\/p>\n<p>^l (redraws the screen)<\/p>\n<p>^r (redraws the screen, removing deleted lines)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adding, Changing, and Deleting Text :-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adding Text \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>i (insert text before cursor, until &lt;Esc&gt; hit)<\/p>\n<p>I (insert text at beginning of current line, until &lt;Esc&gt; hit)<\/p>\n<p>a (append text after cursor, until &lt;Esc&gt; hit)<\/p>\n<p>A (append text to end of current line, until &lt;Esc&gt; hit)<\/p>\n<p>o (open and put text in a new line below current line, until &lt;Esc&gt; hit)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Changing Text \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>r (replace single character under cursor, no &lt;Esc&gt; needed)<\/p>\n<p>R (replace characters, starting with current cursor position, until &lt;Esc&gt; hit)<\/p>\n<p>cw (change the current word with new text, starting with the character under cursor, until &lt;Esc&gt; hit)<\/p>\n<p>cNw (change N words beginning with character under cursor, until &lt;Esc&gt; hit; e.g., c5w changes 5 words)<\/p>\n<p>C (change (replace) the characters in the current line, until &lt;Esc&gt; hit)<\/p>\n<p>cc (change (replace) the entire current line, stopping when &lt;Esc&gt; is hit)<\/p>\n<p>Ncc or cNc (change (replace) the next N lines, starting with the current line, stopping when &lt;Esc&gt; is hit)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deleting Text \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>x (delete single character under cursor)<\/p>\n<p>Nx (delete N characters, starting with character under cursor)<\/p>\n<p>dw (delete the single word beginning with character under cursor)<\/p>\n<p>dNw (delete N words beginning with character under cursor; e.g., d5w deletes 5 words)<\/p>\n<p>D (delete the remainder of the line, starting with current cursor position)<\/p>\n<p>dd (delete entire current line)<\/p>\n<p>Ndd or dNd (delete N lines, beginning with the current line; e.g., 5dd deletes 5 lines)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cutting and Pasting Text \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>yy (copy (yank, cut) the current line into the buffer)<\/p>\n<p>Nyy or yNy (copy (yank, cut) the next N lines, including the current line, into the buffer)<\/p>\n<p>p (put (paste) the line(s) in the buffer into the text after the current line)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The vi editor comes with every version of\u00a0Linux\u00a0or Unix. 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