Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 04-08-2006 Installation Manual page 375

Table 18.2 Simple Commands of the vi Editor
Esc
I
A
+
Shift A
+
Shift R
R
O
+
Shift O
X
–
D D
–
D W
–
C W
U
+
Ctrl R
+
Shift J
.
Change to command mode
Change to insert mode (characters appear at the current cursor
position)
Change to insert mode (characters are inserted after the current
cursor position)
Change to insert mode (characters are added at the end of the
line)
Change to replace mode (overwrite the old text)
Replace the character under the cursor
Change to insert mode (a new line is inserted after the current
one)
Change to insert mode (a new line is inserted before the current
one)
Delete the current character
Delete the current line
Delete up to the end of the current word
Change to insert mode (the rest of the current word is overwrit-
ten by the next entries you make)
Undo the last command
Redo the change that was undone
Join the following line with the current one
Repeat the last command
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