a |
append |
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b |
beginning |
of current or previous word |
c |
change |
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d |
delete |
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e |
end |
of current word |
f |
find |
next given character on current line |
g |
go |
used as “leader” for many commands |
h |
left |
only makes sense on the keyboard used by
vi’s author, same for jkl |
i |
insert mode |
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j |
down |
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k |
up |
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l |
right |
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m |
mark |
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n |
next |
occurrence of last search |
o |
open |
new line below current line |
p |
put |
paste |
q |
quote |
record a macro in given register |
r |
replace |
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s |
substitute |
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t |
toward |
next given character on current line |
u |
undo |
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v |
visual mode |
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w |
word |
or next word |
x |
x-out |
delete a single character |
y |
yank |
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z |
fold |
The letter z resembles a folded sheet of
paper. |