Learning the vi Editor, Sixth Edition

Appendix A. Quick Reference

This appendix lists vi commands and ex commands according to their use.

Table A.1. Movement Commands

Command	Function
Character
h,j,k,l	Left, down, up, right (, , , ).
Text
w,W,b,B	Forward, backward by word.
e,E	End of word.
),(	Beginning of next, previous sentence.
},{	Beginning of next, previous paragraph.
]],[[	Beginning of next, previous section.
Lines
RETURN	First non-blank character of next line.
0, $	First, last position of current line.
^	First non-blank character of current line.
+, -	First non-blank character of next, previous line.
n|	Column n of current line.
H	Top line of screen.
M	Middle line of screen.
L	Last line of screen.
nH	n (number) of lines after top line.
nL	n (number) of lines before last line.
Scrolling
CTRL-F, CTRL-B	Scroll forward, backward one screen.
CTRL-D, CTRL-U	Scroll down, up one-half screen.
CTRL-E, CTRL-Y	Show one more line at bottom, top of window.
z RETURN	Reposition line with cursor: to top of screen.
z.	Reposition line with cursor: to middle of screen.
z-	Reposition line with cursor: to bottom of screen.
CTRL-L	Redraw screen (without scrolling).
Searches
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