vi editor keyboard shortcuts 

vi editor  

Zeynel -
2 months ago
- Shortcuts
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I

Switch to Insert mode

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Esc

Switch to Command mode

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: then W

Save and continue editing

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: then W then Q

Save and quit/exit vi

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or ↑  Shift + Z then ↑  Shift + Z
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: then Q then !

Quit vi and do not save changes

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Y then Y

Yank (copy) a line of text

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P

Paste a line of yanked text below the current line

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O

Open a new line under the current line

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↑  Shift + O

Open a new line above the current line

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↑  Shift + A

Append to the end of the line

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A

Append after the cursor's current position

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I

Insert text at the beginning of the current line

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B

Go to the beginning of the word

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E

Go to the end of the word

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X

Delete a single character

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D then D

Delete an entire line

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↑  Shift + X then D then D

Delete X number of lines

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↑  Shift + X then Y then Y

Yank X number of lines

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↑  Shift + G

Go to the last line in a file

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↑  Shift + X then ↑  Shift + G

Go to line X in a file

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G then G

Go to the first line in a file

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: then Number

Display the current line's line number

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H

Move left one character

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J

Move down one line

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K

Move up one line

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L

Move right one character


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Program information

Program name: vi editor vi editor (Text editing)

Web page: cs.colostate.edu/helpdocs/vi.h...

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Updated: Updated program information. (2 updates.) 17.10.2024 00:51:34 New program added.
17.10.2024 00:55:31 Updated program information.

Shortcut count: 27

Platform detected: Windows or Linux

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