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The document provides instructions on basic commands for using the vi text editor. It details commands for entering and exiting vi, entering and exiting insert mode, cursor movement, text editing such as deleting, copying and pasting text, searching, substituting text, and writing and reading files.

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Vi Editor

The document provides instructions on basic commands for using the vi text editor. It details commands for entering and exiting vi, entering and exiting insert mode, cursor movement, text editing such as deleting, copying and pasting text, searching, substituting text, and writing and reading files.

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CECS 201 Digital Logic Design © 1999 R. W.

Allison

Vi Editor – Basic Commands

ENTER AND EXIT vi


vi f1 initiates an edit session on the file f1.
vi -r f1 initiates an edit session on a recovered
version of the file f1.
ZZ will write the changes into the file and exit.
:q! will exit and discard the changes.
:w will update the file being edited without exiting.
:wq same as ZZ.

ENTER INSERT MODE


a appends text after the cursor position.
A Appends text at the end of the current line.
i inserts text before the cursor postion.
I Inserts text at the beginning of the current line.
o opens a new line below the cursor postion.
O Opens a new line above the cursor postion.
R Replaces the existing text on a line. End with <esc>.
s substitutes entered text for the character under the
cursor.

EXIT INSERT MODE


<ESC> type escape to re-enter command mode.

COMMAND MODE
Cursor movement

h moves the cursor one character to the left.


j moves the cursor one line down in the file.
k moves the cursor one line up in the file.
l moves the cursor one character to the right.
+ moves cursor to the beginning of the next line.
- moves cursor to the beginning of the previous line.

$ moves the cursor to the end of the current line.


0 (zero) moves the cursor to the first character in the line.

^F moves the display forward a full terminal page.


^B moves the display back a full terminal page.
^D scrolls down one half terminal page.
^U scrolls up one half terminal page.

W or w moves the cursor forward one "word".


5W moves the cursor forward 5 "words".
E or e moves the cursor to the end of the current word.
B or b moves the cursor back one "word".

G moves the cursor to the last line in the file.


10G moves the cursor to line 10.

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CECS 201 Digital Logic Design © 1999 R. W. Allison

Vi Editor – Basic Commands

Text moving commands


yy Yank a copy of a line, place it in a buffer.
10yy Yank 10 lines and place them in a buffer.

p put the last item yanked after the cursor.


P Put the last item yanked before the cursor.

"cY Yank a copy of a line, place it into buffer c.


"cP Put the contents of buffer c before the cursor.

Other commands
^L redraws the screen.
x deletes the character under the cursor.

dd deletes the current line.


dw deletes the current word.
4dw deletes 4 words.
D deletes from the cursor position to the end
of the current line.

r replaces the character under the cursor.


u undoes the last command that changed the buffer.
U undoes changes to the current line.

cw changes from the cursor to the end of the word.<esc>.


cc changes the current line.
C changes from the cursor to the end of the line.<esc>.

/string Searches for "string".


n finds the next occurrence of an established "string".
N finds the previous occurrence of an established
"string".

:s/walk/talk/ substitute "talk" for the first "walk" on the


current line.
:1,8s/aa/bb/g substitutes "bb" for each "aa" in lines 1 to 8.

:3,9w x writes lines 3 through 9 to the file x.


:r x read the file x in after the current line.

:set all reports on the settings of the current edit options.


:set ai sets the auto-indent option for programming.

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