VI Basic Commands

Command	Function
vi	invokes vi editor mode
esc :wq	write and quit
esc :w	write file
esc :w filename	write to another file
esc :w!	overwrite existing file
esc :q	quite without writing
esc :q!	quit file (discarding edits)
a	append after cursor
A	append text to end of current line
c0	change to the beginning of line
cc	change the entire line
cw	change to the end of a word
C or c$	change to end of line
dd	delete line
dw	delete word
D	deletes from the cursor position to the end of the line
esc	terminate insert mode
h	left, one space
H	top line of screen
i	insert text at current cursor position
I	insert text at beginning of line
j	down, one line
k	up, one line
l	right, one space
L	last line of screen
n	repeat previous search
N	repeat search in opposite direction
o	open line below current line
O	open line above current line
p	puts the text that is in the buffer after the cursor position
r	replace one character
s	substitute
S	substitute entire line
u	undo last change
w	move to the next word
x	delete character under cursor
y	yank - copy text into the buffer
Ctrl/B	Scroll backward one screen
Ctrl/F	Scroll forward one screen
Ctrl/G	display current line number
/text	search for text
/	repeat forward search
backspace	move back one character
return	move down one line
. (period)	repeat last command
~ (tilde)	change the case of a letter
^ or 0 (zero)	move to beginning of line
$ (dollar)	move to end of line