vi filename
| To quit: | :q<ret> |
| To quit forcibly: | :q!<ret> |
| To save: | :w<ret> |
| Delete a line: | dd |
| Copy line: | YMove to destinationp |
| Delete character: | x |
| Insert text: | ithe text<Esc> |
| Append text: | athe text<Esc> |
| Replace text: | Rthe text<Esc> |
| Goto line: | linenumberG |
| Top of document: | 1G |
| Bottom of document: | G |
| Beginning of line: | ^ |
| End of line: | $ |
| Search (forward): | /the text<ret> |
If unsure if still in insert/append/replace mode hit <Esc>
Copyright Dr. David Alan Gilbert 2001. vitalk @ treblig.org - Hacked together with dsh