Linux Vi editor basic commands

 This article will help you, if you are very beginner in Vi editor in Linux platform.

Here is the list of commands for your reference.

* Cursor movement commands

h - left side single character move
j  - down by one line from current cursor position
k - Up one line above from the current cursor position
l  - Right side single character move

* file Edit commands
  * vi +5 <file name> - It will open the file then the cursor position will stay on line no 5( 5 is just example only)

* Search related commands
  * vi +/string - It will open the file and search the given string after that cursor will stay on first occurrence of the given string.

 *  /<string> - It will find a string in the forward way. If you want to next find then press "n"
 * ?<string> - It will find a string in backward way. similarly if you want to find next then press "n"

* Insertion commands
  o(alphabetical letter) - It will insert one line below the current cursor position.
  O(alphabetical letter) - It will insert one line above the current cursor position.

* Delete commands
  dd - It will delete one line from your current cursor position.
  5dd - It will delete 5lines from your current cursor position.(5 is just example only)

* Copy  commands
  yy - It will copy current cursor line.
  5yy - It will copy 5 lines from current cursor position line.(5 is just example only)

* Paste command
  p - It will paste whatever you copied.

* Word jumping/movement
   w - it will move one word to next word (cursor position will be at starting of the string)
    b - Back to previous word (cursor position will be at starting of the string only)
    e - Move to next word (cursor position will be end of the next word)

* Goto Line no :
 ESC then type :<line no>


NOTE : WHENEVER YOU DO THIS COMMANDS BETTER PRESS "ESC" COMMAND TWICE THAT FOR YOU ARE MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN COMMAND MODE. THAN ONLY THE ABOVE COMMANDS WILL EXECUTE.