VI --From Solaris 10: The Complete Reference

VI
--From Solaris 10: The Complete Reference
The following commands can be executed in command mode:

• /  Performs a forward search for a text string.
• ?  Performs a backward search for a text string.
• :  Runs an ex editor command on the current line.
• !  Executes a shell within vi.
• ZZ  Saves a file and exits.
• h  Moves the cursor left.
• j  Moves the cursor down.
• k  Moves the cursor up.
• l  Moves the cursor right.
• nG  Moves the cursor to line n.
• w  Moves to next the word.
• b  Moves back one word.
• dw  Deletes words.
• ndw  Deletes n words.
• d^  Deletes all words to the beginning of the line.
• dd  Deletes the current line.
• dG  Deletes all lines to the end of the file.
• D  Deletes all words to the end of the line.
• x  Deletes the current character.
• nx  Deletes the n characters to the right.
• nY  Yanks n lines into the buffer.
• p  Pastes to the right of the cursor.
• P  Pastes to the left of the cursor.

A separate set of commands, called the ex commands, can be run by using the colon in conjunction with one of these commands:

• :n  Moves the cursor to line n.
• :$  Moves the cursor to the end of the file.
• : s/a/b/g  Replaces all occurrences of string a with string b on the current line.
• :%s/a/b/g  Replaces all occurrences of string a with string b in the entire file.
• :wq  Saves the modified file and quits.
• :q!  Quits without saving any changes.
• :set  Sets a number of different options.