Vi Cheat Sheet
A collection of Vi commands in a cheat sheet, handy reference document for learning / remembering Vi commands. I refer to Vim / Vi as the same thing in this document, but in most modern Linux distros vi is often a symlink to vim. Xgr webcam.
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- Vi Reference Card Modes Vi has two modes: insertion mode, and command mode. The editor begins in command mode, where cursor move-ment and text deletion and pasting occur. Insertion mode begins upon entering an insertion or change command. ESC returns the editor to command mode (where you can quit, for example by typing:q!). Most commands execute.
<ESC>
denotes theEsc
key, and<CR>
denotes theEnter
key.- The expression
<cmd>
means that youshould enter a command,<f>
means that youshould enter a filename, and<x>
means that youshould enter a character or number. - The symbol
^
(caret) means that youshould hold down theCtrl
key while pressing theindicated letter.
Vi editor command keys:
Ex mode commands:
Options:
How To Use Vi
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