vi Commands

To go to Command-Line Mode

The format for the Esc is:

Examples of Esc:

To enter in insert mode

The format for the i is:

Examples of i:

Example 1

Example 2

To insert text

The format for the a is:

Examples of a:

Example 1

Example 2

To delete the character.

The format for the x is:

Examples of x:

Delete code.

Examples of d:

Example 1

Example 2

To copy text, use (works with command p)

The format for the y is:

Examples of y:

Example 1

To paste (work with the text you copy using y).

The format for the p is:

Examples of p:

Example 1

Example 2

To undo your last action, press u.

Examples of u:

To create a new line and go to insert mode.

The format for the o is:

Examples of o:

Example 1

Example 2

To move one position to the left.

The format for the h is:

Examples of h:

To move one position to the right.

The format for the l is:

Examples of l:

To move to the line below.

The format for the j is:

Examples of j:

To move to the line up.

The format for the k is:

Examples of k:

To move to the end of the line.

The format for the $ is:

Examples of $:

To move to the next word.

The format for the w is:

Examples of w:

To move to the beginning of the previous word.

The format for the b is:

Examples of b:

Move to the end of the file.

The format for the G is:

Examples of G:

Example 1

Example 2

Write / and the text you want to search and Enter, press Enter again for the next occurrence and n to redo the search in the foward direction

The format for the / is:

Examples of /:

Move in the search

The format for the n is:

Examples of n:

Example 1

Example 2

To save your changes, type :w.

The format for the w is:

Examples of w:

Example 1

To exit vi, type :q and press Enter.

The format for the q is:

Examples of q:

Example 1

To save and quit, use :x and press Enter.

The format for the x is:

Examples of x:

To change a word in the whole file write :g/"word you want to be changed"/s\/"word you to change to"/g

The format for the g is:

Examples of g:

Example 1