Vi Command Cheat Sheet

Cursor motions H Upper left corner (home) M Middle of line L Lower right corner 0 Beginning of line $ End of line h Back one character l Forward one character w One word forward b One word back f Find a character ; Repeat find (find next) Rearrangement yy Yank (copy) line to a buffer yw Yank (copy word) to a buffer dd Delete line to general buffer p Put text from buffer after cursor P Put text from buffer before cursor Recovering + Undo P Put original buffer after cursor p Put original buffer before cursor u Undo last changes Search and Replace :s/old/new/ Search and replace File management :q Quit file without saving :q! Force to quit file :w Save file :wq Save file and quit :wq! Force to save and quit :!cmd Execute shell command (:!cmd)

A green reference card displays common vi text-editor commands, including cursor movement, rearrangement, undo, search and replace, and file management. The joke is the exaggeratedly dense cheat sheet format: it is sent as a reaction to someone who needs a quick but intimidating guide to using vi. EN: A green reference card displays common vi text-editor commands, including cursor movement, rearrangement, undo, search and replace, and file management. The joke is the exaggeratedly dense cheat sheet format: it is sent as a reaction to someone who needs a quick but intimidating guide to using vi.

• @gentoomemes / 1953 2023-01-15