Useful VI commands

Useful VI commands

List of useful functions in VI

Commands	Descriptions
a	Append text from current position
i	Insert text from current position
x	Delete a single character from current position
dd	Delete a single line from current position
/	Start a search by entering the search string after the / . When the / is pressed again , the same search string can be looked for again by just pressing enter
:q	Quits from the editor
:w	Saves the current changes to the files
:wq	Writes and then quits from the editor
:q!	Quits without saving changes/the file
1G	Jump to the top of the file
G	Jump to the bottom of the file
yy or Y	Copy line to paste
p	Paste after cursor
P	Paste before cursor
~	changes the case on the highlighted character (note: while not in edit mode)
cw	change word - sit on the first letter of a word, type cw, this will change the last letter of the word to a $ to indicate the ending of the selected word, type the replacement word and press ESC to change