Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 08-05-2008 Installation Manual page 394

A selection of important commands is shown in
vi Editor"
in the documentation found in
Table 18.2
Esc
I
A
Shift + A
Shift + R
R
O
Shift + O
X
D – D
D – W
C – W
U
Ctrl + R
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(page 376) This list is far from complete. More complete lists are available
Section 18.4.3, "For More Information"
Simple Commands of the vi Editor
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 cur-
rent 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 over-
written by the next entries you make)
Undo the last command
Redo the change that was undone
Table 18.2, "Simple Commands of the
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