Basic Unix “vi” Commands
Here is my commonly used commands using unix “vi” in general, it’s very useful especial when you’re creating and maintaining cron script on unix server.
| Command | Description |
| a | Enters text input mode and appends text after the |
| ECS | Escape; leaves text input mode and returns to command mode |
| h | Moves the cursor one character to the left. |
| k | Moves the cursor down one line in the same column |
| l | Moves the cursor one character to the right |
| x | Deletes the current character. |
| CR | Carriage return;moves the cursor down to the begining of the next line. |
| ZZ | Writes to the file those changes made to the buffer that not already been written and quits vi |
| :z | Writes to the file those changes made to the buffer |
| :q | Quits vi if changes made to the buffer have been written to a file |
Positioning by Character
| Command | Description |
| h | Moves the cursor one character to the left. |
| BACKSPACE | Backspace;moves the cursor one character to the Left. |
| l | Moves the cursor one character to the right |
| space bar | Moves the cursor one character to the right |
| fx | Moves the cursor right to the specified character x |
| Fx | Moves the cursor left to the specified character x |
| tx | Moves the cursor right to the character just before the specified character x |
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