VI Editor
38 Basic System Configuration Guide
a Enter insert mode, the characters typed in will be inserted after the current
cursor position. A count inserts all the text that was inserted that many
times.
i Enter insert mode, the characters typed in will be inserted before the
current cursor position. A count inserts all the text that was inserted that
many times.
o Enter insert mode in a new line below the current cursor position.
Table 13: Moving the Cursor Within the File
vi Command Description
^B Scroll backwards one page. A count scrolls that many pages.
^D Scroll forwards half a window. A count scrolls that many lines.
^F Scroll forwards one page. A count scrolls that many pages.
^H Move the cursor one space to the left. A count moves that many spaces.
^J Move the cursor down one line in the same column. A count moves that
many lines down.
^M Move to the first character on the next line.
^N Move the cursor down one line in the same column. A count moves that
many lines down.
^P Move the cursor up one line in the same column. A count moves that
many lines up.
^U Scroll backwards half a window. A count scrolls that many lines.
$ Move the cursor to the end of the current line. A count moves to the end
of the following lines.
% Move the cursor to the matching parenthesis or brace.
^ Move the cursor to the first non-whitespace character.
( Move the cursor to the beginning of a sentence.
) Move the cursor to the beginning of the next sentence.
{ Move the cursor to the preceding paragraph.
Table 12: Inserting New Text (Continued)
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