Vi shortcuts
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$ vi <filename>
— Open or edit a file.i
— Switch to Insert mode.- Esc — Switch to Command mode.
:w
— Save and continue editing.:wq
orZZ
— Save and quit/exit vi.:q!
— Quit vi and do not save changes.yy
— Yank (copy) a line of text.p
— Paste a line of yanked text below the current line.o
— Open a new line under the current line.O
— Open a new line above the current line.A
— Append to the end of the line.a
— Append after the cursor’s current position.I
— Insert text at the beginning of the current line.b
— Go to the beginning of the word.e
— Go to the end of the word.x
— Delete a single character.dd
— Delete an entire line.Xdd
— Delete X number of lines.Xyy
— Yank X number of lines.G
— Go to the last line in a file.XG
— Go to line X in a file.gg
— Go to the first line in a file.:num
— Display the current line’s line number.h
— Move left one character.j
— Move down one line.k
— Move up one line.l
— Move right one character.