VI Editor - Commands

 

Most Linux distributions use VI as their default editor. Although VI is very convenient to use after learning certain shortcuts, it is not exactly self-explanatory, especially for beginners.

edit/paste

i

save and close

:wq

close without save

:q!

search forward

/Searchtext

back

?Searchtext

continue search "n" next

Search / Replace

:1,$s/Unix/Linux/g

replace "Unix" with "Linux" (range: 1,$ -> from beginning to end, g: replace all)

:%s/Unix/Linux/g

delete the whole document

:1,$d
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Table of Contents
  1. edit/paste
  2. save and close
  3. close without save
  4. search
  5. Search / Replace
  6. delete the whole document
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