vi Commands

To be able to the next commands

The format for the Esc is:

Examples of Esc:

To insert text before the cursor press i

The format for the i is:

Examples of i:

To insert text at the beginning of the line press I

The format for the I is:

Examples of I:

To insert text after the cursor press a

The format for the a is:

Examples of a:

To insert at the end of the line press A

The format for the A is:

Examples of A:

Press x to delete the character under the cursor.

The format for the x is:

Examples of x:

Press D to delete from the cursor position to the end of the line.

The format for the D is:

Examples of D:

Press dd to delete the entire line.

The format for the dd is:

Examples of dd:

Press DW to delete a word where the cursor is located.

The format for the DW is:

Examples of DW:

To copy text, use yy.

The format for the yy is:

Examples of yy:

Press p to paste below the cursor.

The format for the p is:

Examples of p:

Press P to paste above the cursor.

The format for the P is:

Examples of P:

To undo your last action, press u.

Examples of u:

To redo an undone action, press Ctrl + r.

Examples of Ctrl+r:

To create a new line below selected line press o.

The format for the o is:

Examples of o:

To create a line above the selected line press O.

The format for the O is:

Examples of O:

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

Examples of /:

To save your changes, type :w.

The format for the w is:

Examples of w:

Examples of :

To save the file with a different name type :w filename.

The format for the w_filename is:

Examples of w_filename:

To exit vi, type :q and press Enter.

The format for the q is:

Examples of q:

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

The format for the wq is:

Examples of wq:

To quit without saving, use :q! and press Enter.

The format for the q! is:

Examples of q!:

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: