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(24) Vi commands

Vi commands

Positioning in a file

[ctrl] - F: Forward one screen.
[ctrl] - B: Backward one screen.
[ctrl] - D: Scroll down half screen.
[ctrl] - U: Scroll up half screen.
:1: Go to first line in file.
:$: Go to last line in file.

Interrupting, Canceling

[esc]: End an insert or incomplete command.
[ctrl] - C: Interrupt.
[ctrl] - L: Redraw screen.

Deleting and removing.

dd: Delete the current line.
x: Delete current character.
dw: Deletes a word.
de: Deletes a word but leaves punctuation.
3 dd: Deletes 3 lines.

Other commands

:e: Re-reads the last saved version of the file.
:wq: Writes the file and quits.
:q!: Quits and does not write out changes.

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