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Useful VI Commands
page -2 OmniSwitch Troubleshooting Guide September 2005
Useful VI Commands
The following are some useful VI commands:
u - undo the last command.
CTL/L -reprint current screen.
CTL/F-pages forward one screen.
CTL/B-pages back one screen.
j -moves cursor down one line.
k -moves cursor up one line.
h - moves cursor back one character.
l - moves cursor forward one character.
Enter key - moves cursor to the beginning of next line.
0 -zero moves cursor to beginning of current line.
$ -- moves cursor to end of current line.
space bar - moves cursor forward one character.
w-moves cursor forward to the next word.
e - moves cursor backward to the end of previous word.
b - moves cursor backward to the beginning of the previous word.
/ pattern - this will search for the entered pattern.
n - this will repeat the last search (/).
s - deletes current character and enters insertion mode.
J - Joins the current line with the next line.
a - append test after cursor. Use Esc key to terminate.
A - Append test at end of line. Use Esc key to terminate.
i - Inserts text before the cursor. Use Esc key to terminate.
I - Inserts text at the beginning of the line. Use Esc key to terminate.
o -Opens new line below current line for text insertion. Use Esc key to terminate.
O - Opens new line above the current line for text insertion. Use Esc key to terminate.
Delete key - Overwrites last character during text insertion.
Esc key -Stops text insertion.
x - Deletes current character.
dd-Deletes the current line.