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