Basic Unix Vi editor command

 

Unix  Vi editor command keys:

 

ZZ     Q      <ESC>  :<cmd> :!<cmd> ^g     ^f     ^b     ^d     ^u     <x>G   /<x>   ?<x>   n      N      ]]     [[     %      ^l     ^r     z<CR>  z-     ^e      ^y     “      H      L      M      +      hjkl          0      $      f<x>   F<x>

Exit, saving changes      Enter ex mode             End of insert             Execute ex command        Shell command             Show filename/size         Forward one screen        Back one screen           Forward half screen       Backward half screen      Go to line <x>            Search forward for <x>    Search backward for <x>   Repeat last search        Reverse last search       Next section/function     Previous section/function Find matching () { or }   Redraw screen             Refresh screen            Current line at top       Current line at bottom    Scroll down one line      Scroll up one line        revious context            Home window line          Last window line          Middle window line        Next line                 Cursor movement:          left/down/up/right        Beginning of line         End of line               Find <x> forward          Find <x> backward

 

 

 

t<x> T<x> <x>| w,W  b,B  e,E  ^h   ^w   ^?   ~    a    i,I  A    o    O    r    R    d    dd   c    y    C    D    s    S    J    x    X    Y    p    P    <<   >>   u    U

Up to <x> forward Back up to <x> Go to column <x> Forward one word Back one word End of word Erase last character Erase last word Interrupt Toggle character case Append after Insert before Append at end of line Open line below Open line above Replace character Replace characters Delete Delete line Change Yank lines to buffer Change rest of line Delete rest of line Substitute character Substitute lines Join lines Delete after Delete before Yank current line Put back lines Put before Shift line left Shift line right Undo last change Restore current line

 

File Options:

  sh      Invoke shell  

vi      Vi mode  

wq      Write and quit  

w <f>   Write file <f>  

w! <f>  Overwrite file <f>

 

Ex mode commands:
q    q!    r <f> set <x>   set no<v> set all	Quit                    Quit, discard changes  Read in file <f>      Enable option  Disable option  Show all options