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Vi (Linux) keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 5/21/2019 on https://defkey.com/vi-linux-shortcuts

Vi is a text editor originally developed for Unix operating system. The
name "vi" is derived from the abbreviation for the ex command "visual". A
2009 survey of Linux Journal readers found that Vi was the most widely used
text editor among respondents.

Vi (Linux) has 23 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



Navgation
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J                       Next line
K                       Previous line
H                       Left
L                       Right
Shift + G               Bottom of the document
G then G                Top of the document


Command mode
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:                       Enter command mode

:w Write

:q Quit

:q! Quit without saving

:wq Write and quit

ZZ Write and quit

:e  Open 



From Normal to Edit mode
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I                       Insert at current position
Shift + I               Insert at start of line
A                       Append to end of line
O                       Insert line below
Shift + O               Insert line above
S                       Delete character at current position and insert
Shift + S               Delete the current line and insert


Fast search
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/                       Search term
N                       Next
Shift + N               Previous


Clipboard
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D then W                Delete word
D then D                Delete line
P                       Put after cursor
Shift + P               Put before cursor
Y then W                Copy word
Y then Y                Copy line

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