AT&T UNIX™PC Unix System V Users Manual - tenox

VI ( 1)
vi file
vi
vi + n file
vi + file
vi -r
vi -r file
vi filel, file2,
vi -t tag
vi +/pat file
VI (l)
Edit at first line of file
Edit a new empty file
Edit at n line in file
Edit at last line in file
List saved files
Recover file and edit saved file
Edit filel; file2; .. . (after editing filel enter
:n for each remaining file)
Edit at tag file in tags file
Search for and edit at pattern in file
view file Read only view of file
LEAVING VI EDITOR
:q Quit vi when no changes have occurred since
last write
:q!
:wq
zz
POSITIONING THE
File Positioning
fntF
fntB
fntD
fntU
fntE
fntY
fn}G
fn}lpat
fn}?pat
fn}n
fn/N
(n}lpatl+m
fn}?pat?-m
Screen Positioning
fn}H
fn}L
M
Line Positioning
0
Quit vi, do not save changes since last write
Write and quit (exit vi, saving changes)
Write and quit (exit vi, saving changes)
CURSOR
Forward (nj full screens
Backward screens
Scroll down (default is half screen)
Scroll up (default is half screen)
Scroll down 1 line
Scroll up 1 line
Go to line n (default is last line of file)
Go to next line matching pat
Previous line matching pat
Repeat last I or ?
Reverse last I or ?
m th line after pat
m th line before pat
To nth line from top of display. Without n,
to top
To nth line from bottom of display. Without
n, to bottom
To middle line of display
Beginning of line
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