In this article, I am going to share a list of Linux vi commands.
Linux vi commands list :
Typically we have 8 types of vi commands, those are listed below.
- Cursor Movement Commands
- Scrolling Commands
- Delete Commands
- Yanking Commands
- Paste Commands
- Insert Mode Commands
- Colon Commands and
- Special Commands
Lets see each one in detail:
Vi Cursor Movement Commands :
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
| h | Used to move the cursor one character left |
| j | Used to move the cursor one character down |
| k | Used to move the cursor one character up |
| l | Used to move the cursor towards right direction |
| w | Used to move the cursor to next line of first character |
| 2w | Used to move the cursor 2 words forward |
| nw | Used to move the cursor "n" words forward |
| b | Used to move the cursor to previous word. |
| nb | Used to move the cursor to "n" previous words. |
| e | Used to move the cursor to next word last character. |
| $ | Used to move the cursor to end of the current line |
| ^ | Used to move the cursor to starting of the current line |
| ngg | Used to move the cursor to starting line of the file. |
| gg | Used to move the cursor to first line. |
| G | Used to move the cursor to last line of the file. |
| M | Used to move the cursor to middle line of the file |
Vi Scrolling Commands :
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+f | Used to scroll the page forward |
| Ctrl+b | Used to scroll the page backward |
| Ctrl+d | Used to scroll half page forward |
| Ctrl+u | Used to scroll half page backword |
Delete Commands :
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
| dd | Used to delete current line |
| ndd | Used to delete n lines from current position |
| x | Used to delete the character at present cursor position |
| X | Used to delete previous character of the present current position |
| dw | Used to delete a word |
| db | Used to delete previous word |
| ndb | Used to delete "n" previous words |
| d$ | Used to delete characters from current cursor position to end of the line |
| d^ | Used to delete characters from current cursor position to starting of the line |
Yanking Commands :
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
| Y | Used to yank a single character. |
| Y^ | Used to yank present cursor position to starting of the line |
| Y$ | Used to yank present cursor position to ending of the line |
| yy | Used to yank the current line |
| nyy | Used to yank the n lines from current position |
| ngg | Used to yank from current position to first position |
| YG | Used to yank present cursor position to last position |
| yw | Used to yank a word |
| yb | Used to yank previous word |
| nyb | Used to yank "n" previous words |
Paste Commands :
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
| p | Used to paste below the cursor position |
| P | Used to paste above the cursor position |
InsertMode Commands :
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
| A | Used to append the text at the end of line |
| a | Used to append the text after cursor position |
| i | Used to append a letter before the cursor position |
| I | Used to append a letter to beginning of line |
| o | Open a new line below the present line |
| O | Open a new line above the present line |
| s | Delete the present cursor position |
Colon Commands :
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
| :w | Used to save file |
| :q | Used to Quit from file without saving |
| :wq | Used to Quit from file with saving (Save + Quit) |
Special Commands :
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
| U | Used to undo the previous action. |
| T | Used to join the lines |
| . | Used to redo the previous action |
| ~ | Used to change the case of present character.(Upper to Lower and vice-versa) |
Happy Learning 🙂
