vi editor keyboard shortcuts

vi editor

- - Shortcuts

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0	I	Switch to Insert mode
0	Esc	Switch to Command mode
0	: then W	Save and continue editing
0	: then W then Q	Save and quit/exit vi
0	or ↑ Shift + Z then ↑ Shift + Z
0	: then Q then !	Quit vi and do not save changes
0	Y then Y	Yank (copy) a line of text
0	P	Paste a line of yanked text below the current line
0	O	Open a new line under the current line
0	↑ Shift + O	Open a new line above the current line
0	↑ Shift + A	Append to the end of the line
0	A	Append after the cursor's current position
0	I	Insert text at the beginning of the current line
0	B	Go to the beginning of the word
0	E	Go to the end of the word
0	X	Delete a single character
0	D then D	Delete an entire line
0	↑ Shift + X then D then D	Delete X number of lines
0	↑ Shift + X then Y then Y	Yank X number of lines
0	↑ Shift + G	Go to the last line in a file
0	↑ Shift + X then ↑ Shift + G	Go to line X in a file
0	G then G	Go to the first line in a file
0	: then Number	Display the current line's line number
0	H	Move left one character
0	J	Move down one line
0	K	Move up one line
0	L	Move right one character

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