Sams Teach Yourself UNIX® in 24 Hours Second Edition

Summary

Table 10.2 summarizes the basic vi commands you learned in this hour.

Table 10.2. Basic vi Commands

Command	Meaning
0	Move to the beginning of the line.
$	Move to the end of the line.
a	Append text—enter into insert mode after the current character.
^b	Back up one screen of text.
B	Back up one space-delimited word.
b	Back up one word.
Backspace	Move left one character.
^d	Move down half a page.
D	Delete through the end of the line.
d	Delete—dw = delete word, dd = delete line.
Escape	Leave insert mode and return to command mode.
^f	Move forward one screen of text.
G	Go to the last line of the file.
nG	Go to the nth line of the file.
h	Move left one character.
i	Insert text—enter into insert mode before the current character.
j	Move down ...