Linux vi editor command excellent Edition

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Recently I started to use the vi editor. After several days, I found that it is actually quite easy to use. Summarize your frequently used commands for Real-Time query. The following is a summary of multiple articles on the Internet.

Run the following command to access vi:

Vi filename: open or create a file and place the cursor at the beginning of the first line

Vi + filename: open the file and place the cursor at the beginning of the last line

Vi +/pattern filename: open the file and place the cursor at the first string matching pattern

SEARCH command:

/Pattern: Search for pattern from the beginning of the cursor to the end of the file

? Pattern: Search for pattern from the beginning of the cursor

N: Repeat the previous search command in the same direction.

N: Repeat the previous search command in the reverse direction.

Move the cursor command:

┌ ── ─ ┬ ── ─ ┐

│ Command │ description │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ J or down arrow │ move down a line │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ K or up arrow │ move up a line │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ H or the left arrow │ move one character to the left │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ L or right arrow │ move one character to the right │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ W │ shift one word to the right │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ W │ right shift a word separated by spaces │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ B │ move one word left │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ B │ move one word left separated by spaces │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ 0 │ move to the beginning of the line │

│ Ctrl-F │ flip forward │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ Ctrl-B │ flip back │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ NG │ to line n │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ G │ to the last line │

└ ── ─ ┴ ── ─ ┘

Insert a text command:

┌ ── ┬ ── ─ ┐

│ Command │ description │

├ ── ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ I │ insert text before the current character │

├ ── ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ I │ insert text at the beginning of the line │

├ ── ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ A │ add text after the current character │

├ ── ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ A │ add text at the end of the line │

├ ── ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ O │ insert an empty row behind the current row │

├ ── ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ O │ insert an empty row before the current row │

├ ── ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ R │ input text in rewrite mode │

└ ── ┴ ── ─ ┘

DELETE command:

Ndw or ndW: n-1 characters starting at and following the cursor

Do: Delete to the beginning of a row

D $: Delete to the end of the row

Ndd: Delete the current row and the next n-1 row

X or X: delete a character. x deletes the character after the cursor, and X deletes the character before the cursor.

Move command:

┌ ── ─ ┬ ── ─ ┐

│ Command │ description │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ $ │ To the end of the line │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ (│ To the beginning of a sentence │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│) │ To the end of the sentence │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ {│ To the beginning of a paragraph │

├ ── ─ ┼ ── ─ ┤

│ }│ To the end of the section │

└ ── ─ ┴ ── ─ ┘

Text editing command:

┌ ── ┬ ── ─

│ Life temple │ description │

├ ── ┼ ── ─

│ Yy │ move a line of text to the default buffer │

├ ── ┼ ── ─

│ Yn │ move the next word to the default buffer │

├ ── ┼ ── ─

│ Ynw │ move the next n words to the default buffer │

├ ── ┼ ── ─

│ P │ if the default buffer contains a line of text

│ Insert an empty line well behind the row to inject the sound in the default buffer zone │

│ Paste to this line; if the default buffer contains │

│ Multiple words, paste these words to the right of the cursor. │

├ ── ┼ ── ─

│ P │ if the default buffer contains a line of text, the current │

│ Insert an empty hole in front of the row to insert the default buffer zone │

│ Paste to this line; if the default buffer contains │

│ Multiple words, paste these words to the left of the cursor │

└ ── ┴ ── ─