vi Command Reference

Input mode: set insertion point  [back to top]
i	insert text at cursor
a	append text after cursor
I	insert text at beginning of line
A	append text at end of line
o	open line below cursor
O	open line above cursor
Deletion and Change: delete/change words or characters  [back to top]
dw	delete a single word
cw	change a word
dd	delete entire line
R	replace line
D	delete from cursor position to end of line
C	change from cursor position to end of line
x	delete a single character
r	replace a character
Cursor movement: position the cursor  [back to top]
l	move right
h	move left
j	move down
k	move up
$	move to end of line
^	move to beginning of line
w	move to next word
e	move to end of word
1G	move to first line
nG	move to line n (where n is a number)
G	move to last line
Screen movement: move a screen at a time  [back to top]
ctrl-d	scroll forward half a screen
ctrl-u	scroll back half a screen
ctrl-f	move to next screen
ctrl-b	move to previous screen
ctrl-l	redraw screen
Last line mode: used when ending an editing session  [back to top]
:w	write buffer
:q	quit
:q!	force quit without saving
:wq	write and quit (save)
:n	next file
:r	read file
:e	edit file
:f	file name
:set	set options on
:set no	set options off
:!	escape to shell
:n	go to line n
Miscellaneous  [back to top]
u	undo last action
/	search forward
?	search back
n	repeat search
.	repeat last command
yy	yank line
p	put below cursor
P	put above cursor
ZZ	write and quit