Basic VI command – VI Shortcut Keys

Enter Text
	i	Insert text left of cursor
	a	Append text right of cursor
Editing Text
	x	Delete selected character
	nx	Delete n characters from selected characters
	X	Delete all character before cursor
	dw	Delete word
	ndw (eg 3dw)	Delete n words
	dd	Delete line
	ndd	Delete n lines
	D	Delete characters from cursor to end of line
	r	Replace character under cursor
	cw	Replace a word
	ncw	Replace n words
	C	Change text from cursor to end of line
	o	Insert blank line below cursor (ready for insertion)
	O	Insert blank line above cursor (ready for insertion)
	J	Join succeeding line to current cursor line
	nJ	Join n succeeding lines to current cursor line
	u	Undo last change
	U	Restore current line
Navigating Text
	H	Move left one space
	j	Move down one line
	k	Move up one line
	l	Move right one space
	w	Forward word by word
	b	Backward word by word
	$	Moveto end of line
	0 (zero)	Move to beginning of line
	H	Move to top line of screen
	M	Move to middle line of screen
	L	Move to last line of screen
	G	Move to last line of file
	1G	Move to first line of file
	<Control>f	Scroll forward one screen
	<Control>b	Scroll backward one screen
	<Control>d	Scroll down one-half screen
	<Control>u	Scroll up one-half screen
	n	Repeat last search in same direction
	N	Repeat last search in opposite direction
Save and Close File
	ZZ	Save file and then quit
	:w	Save file
	:q!	Discard changes and quit file
Search & Replace
	/i	Search for a pattern which will you take you to the next occurrence of it.
	?i	Search for a pattern which will you take you to the previous occurrence of it.
	*	Go to the next occurrence of the current word under the cursor.
	#	Go to the previous occurrence of the current word under the cursor.
	%	Go to the matching braces, or parenthesis inside code.
	:s/searchStr/newStr/g	Search and replace all occurrences of searchStr in a line
	:s/searchStr/newStr/gi	Search and replace all occurrences of searchStr in a line (case insensative)
	:%s/searchStr/newStr/g	Search all lines and replace all occurrences of searchStr in a line with newStr
	:%s/searchStr/newStr/gc	Search and replace all occurrences of searchStr in all lines interactively. It will highlight the search string and ask you to replace it or move to next search string

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