Basic vi
vi Editor
Function
Command
Cursor
spacebar
movement
backspace
j
k
$
^
G
1G
w
b
[-Enter
Ctrl-d
Ctrl-u
Ctrl-f
Ctrl-b
Insert Text
i
a
o
O
Esc
Operation
Move 1 character to the
right
Move 1 character to the left
Jump down one line
Kick up one line
Go to the end of current line
Go to the begining of
current line
Go to the last line in file
Go to the first line in file
Go to the next word
Go to the previous word
Move down one line
½
Scroll down
screen
½
Scroll up
screen
Scroll forward 1 page
Scroll backward 1 page
Turn on insert mode, insert
text to the left of cursor
Append text to the right of
cursor
Open a new line of text
below the current line
Opens a new line of text
above the current line
Turn off insert mode
Issue 2 April 1996
C-3
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