Vi / VIM Cheat Sheet
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VI Shortcuts:
vi <filename> — Open or edit a file. i — Switch to Insert mode. Esc — Switch to Command mode. :w — Save and continue editing. :w <filename> — saves file and made changes to a new file // this will perform a "save as" operation :wq or ZZ — 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.
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