Linux BASH syntax : vi Editor Commands

Switch to Text or Insert mode:
  	  	
Open line above cursor
	O 	  	  	  	 
Insert text at beginning of line
	I 	
Insert text at cursor
	i 	
Insert text after cursor
	a 	
Append text at line end
	A
  	  	
Open line below cursor
	o 	  	  	  	 

Switch to Command mode:
Switch to command mode
	<ESC>

Cursor Movement (command mode):
  	  	
Scroll Backward 1 screen
	<ctrl>b 	  	 
  	  	
Scroll Up 1/2 screen
	<ctrl>u 	  	 
Go to beginning of line
	0 	
Go to line n
	nG 	
Go to end of line
	$
  	  	
Scroll Down 1/2 screen
	<ctrl>d 	
Go to line number ##
	:##
  	  	
Scroll Forward 1 screen
	<ctrl>f 	  	 
  	  	
Go to last line
	G 	  	 
Scroll by sentence f/b 	( ) 	  	  	  	 
Scroll by word f/b 	w b 	Move left, down, up, right 	h j k l 	
Left 6 chars
	6h
  	  	Directional Movement 	Arrow Keys 	
Go to line #6
	6G

Deleting text (command mode):
Change word
	cw 	
Replace one character
	r 	  	 
Delete word
	dw 	
Delete text at cursor
	x 	
Delete entire line (to buffer)
	dd
  	  	
Delete current to end of line
	D 	
Delete 5 lines (to buffer)
	5dd
  	  	  	  	
Delete lines 5-10
	:5,10d

Change dalla linea 1 alla fine, una parola con una altra globalmente
:1,$s/old/new/g

Editing (command mode):
Copy line
	yy 	
Copy n lines
	nyy 	
Copy lines 1-2/paste after 3
	:1,2t 3
Paste above current line
	P 	
	  	  	 
Paste below current line
	p 	  	  	
Move lines 4-5/paste after 6
	:4,5m 6
  	  	  	  	
Join previous line
	J
Search backward for string
	?string 	
Search forward for string
	/string 	Find next string occurrence 	n
% (entire file) s (search and replace) /old text with new/ c (confirm) g (global - all)
	:%s/oldstring/newstring/cg 	  	  	
Ignore case during search
	:set ic
Repeat last command
	. 	
Undo previous command
	u 	
Undo all changes to line
	U

Save and Quit (command mode):
Save changes to buffer
	:w 	
Save changes and quit vi
	:wq 	
Save file to new file
	:w file
  	  	
Quit without saving
	:q! 	
Save lines to new file
	:10,15w file