VI Common Commands

navigating, changing text:

^f ^b/           * forward, scroll back a full screen */
^d ^u/           * forward, scroll back half screen */
Z/               * Move the cursor to the top of the screen and roll the screen */
Z.              /* Move the cursor to the middle and roll the screen */
      /* Move cursor only */
H/               * Move to line at top of screen */
M/               * Move to middle of screen */
L/               * Move to bottom of screen */
NH/              * Move to the top down nth line */
{}/             * Move forward, move back a section */
[[]]/           * Move to current, beginning of next section */

Search, replace:

N/              * Forward repeat search */
N? /             * Back to repeat search */
/pattern/         * Forward search pattern */
? pattern/         * Back to search pattern */

: 1,30s/his/the/g/     * Replaces all of his 1-30 rows with the */
: 1,30S/HIS/THE/GC/    * Confirm Replacement */

Show line number:

:Set nu
: Set Nonu
: 1,10#/       * Displays line number 1-10 */
:. =/          * Displays the current line line number */
: =/           * Displays the total number of files */
:/pattern/=/  * Displays the line number when the pattern first appears */

To delete a row:

: 1,10d/       * Delete 1-10 lines */
:/pattern/d/  * Delete the line containing the pattern */

Open, close, read in, write:

+n      File/* Open files on nth line */
+ File/       * To open files in the last line */
+/pattern  File/* Opens the document where the first pattern appears */
-C command File/    * Executes commands after opening the file */

: w/           * Save File */
: X/           * If updated, save file */
ZZ/           * Save and close the file */

: R/home/tim/data/  * reads data into the next line of the cursor */
: $r Data/           * reads data into the end of file */

:., 60w newfile/     * Writes the cursor line to line 60th to NewFile */
: 1,10w >>newfile/   * Append 1-10 lines to NewFile */

Command:

.            /* Repeat last Command */

VI Common Commands