[NTLUG:Discuss] Terminal Text Editor Question

[Fred James]

Sorry - typo - in the last line I wrote j, when I meant J.

Fred James wrote:
> 
> A cheat sheet in vi can be quite extensive, but here is a start - enough
> to get by, I think.
> 
> Jack Snodgrass wrote:
> >
> > Maybe one of the 'vi' guys can give a cheat sheat for 'vi'
> > He're one for pico. This covers the basics.
> > .... (omitted)
> --
> ...make every program a filter...
> 
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> vi Editing Commands:
> 
> use: vi filename
> 
> Two modes: insert and command - default is command
> 
> (1) In and Out of Insert Mode:
> i = insert before cursor
> I = insert before beginning of line
> a = insert after cursor
> A = insert after end of line
> o = open a new line below current line
> O = open a new line above current line
> <esc> = quit insert mode (returns to command mode)
> 
> (2) Saving and Quiting (from command mode)
> :wq = write (save) file and quit vi
> :w = write without quiting vi
> :q = quit vi
> :q! = quit vi without write (no save)
> ZZ = same as :wq
> 
> (3) Cursor movement (in command mode)
> h = move cursor left one character
> l = move cursor right one character
> j = move cursor down one character
> k = move cursor up one character
> H = move cursor up home possition
> G = move cursor up last line in file
> nG = move cursor up to line number n in file
> w = move cursor forword one word
> b = move cursor backward one word
> 
> (4) Copy, Delete, and Paste
> yy = copy current line
> yw = copy current word (from cursor to end of current word)
> y$ = copy to end of line
> dd = delete current line
> dw = delete current word (from cursor to end of current word)
> D = delete to end of line
> dG = delete to end of File
> x = delete the current character
> (paste operations insert the contents of the last copy or delete)
> p = if the last copy or delete was a word or character, acts like a(ppend) to paste
>     if the last copy or delete was a line, acts like o(pen) to paste
> 
> (4) Changes
> cw = change word (from current possition to end of word
> ncw = change n words
> r = change character - current character - replace with one character
>     example: rt replaces current character with a t
> s = replace current character with any number of characters until <eac>
> ns = same as s except replace n character beginning at current character
> 
> (5) Other stuff
> /string = search for string
> n = find next occurence of string
> N = n only go backwords
> u = undo last edit command
> . = repeat last edit command
> j join next line to end of current line, separated by a space

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...make every program a filter...