-
abbrev
-
ab
[
string text
]
Define
string
when typed to be translated into
text
.
If
string
and
text
are not specified,
list all current abbreviations.
-
append
-
[
address
]
a
[
!
]
text
.
Append
text
at specified
address
,
or at present address if one is specified.
Add a
!
to switch the
autoindent
setting that will be
used during input. That is, if
autoindent
was enabled,
!
disables it.
-
args
-
ar
Print the members of the argument list, with the current argument printed
within brackets ([ ]).
-
change
-
[
address
]
c
[
!
]
text
.
Replace the specified lines with
text
.
Add a
!
to switch the
autoindent
setting
during input of
text
.
-
copy
-
[
address
]
co
destination
Copy the lines included in
address
to the specified
destination
address.
The command
t
is a synonym for
copy
.
-
delete
-
[
address
]
d
[
buffer
]
Delete the lines included in
address
.
If
buffer
is specified, save or append the text to the named buffer.
-
edit
-
e
[
!
][+
n
]
[
filename
]
Begin editing on
filename
.
If no
filename
is given, bring in another copy of the current
file.
Add a
!
to edit the new file even
if the current file has not been
saved since the last change.
With the
+
n
argument, begin editing on line
n
.
-
file
-
f
[
filename
]
Change the name of the current file to
filename
, which is considered
"not edited". If no
filename
is specified,
print the current status of the file.
-
global
-
[
address
]
g
[
!
]/
pattern
/[
commands
]
Execute
commands
on all lines which contain
pattern
, or if
address
is specified, all lines within that range.
If
commands
are not specified, print all such lines.
Add a
!
to execute
commands
on all lines
not
containing
pattern
.
-
insert
-
[
address
]
i
[
!
]
text
.
Insert
text
at line before the specified address,
or at present address if none is specified.
Add a
!
to switch the
autoindent
setting
during input of
text
.
-
join
-
[
address
]
j
[
!
] [
count
]
Place the text in the specified range on one line, with white space
adjusted to provide two blank characters after a period (.), no blank
characters after a ), and one blank character otherwise.
Add a
!
to prevent white space adjustment.
-
k
-
[
address
]
k
char
Mark the given
address
with
char
. Return
later to the line with
'x
.
-
list
-
[
address
]
l
[
count
]
Print the specified lines so that tabs display as
^I
and the
ends of lines display as
$
.
-
map
-
map
char commands
Define a macro named
char
in visual mode with the specified
sequence of
commands.
char
is usually a single character,
or the sequence
#
n
,
representing a function key on the keyboard.
-
mark
-
[
address
]
ma
char
Mark the specified line with
char
, a single lowercase letter. Return
later to the line with
'x
.
-
move
-
[
address
]
m
destination
Move the lines specified by
address
to the
destination
address.
-
next
-
n
[
!
]
[[+
command
]
filelist
]
Edit the next file from the command-line argument list. Use
args
to list these files.
If
filelist
is provided, replace the current argument list with
filelist
and begin editing on the first file; if
command
is
given (containing no spaces), execute
command
after editing the
first such file.
-
number
-
[
address
]
nu
[
count
]
Print each line specified by
address
, preceded by its buffer line
number.
Use
#
as an alternate abbreviation for
number
.
-
open
-
[
address
]
o
[/
pattern
/]
Enter
open
mode (
vi
) at the lines specified by
address
, or at the lines
matching
pattern
. Exit open mode with
Q
.
-
preserve
-
pre
Save the current editor buffer as though the system had crashed.
-
print
-
[
address
]
p
[
count
]
Print the lines specified by
address
.
P
is another abbreviation.
-
put
-
[
address
]
pu
[
char
]
Restore previously deleted or yanked lines, from named buffer specified
by
char
, to the line specified by
address
;
if
char
is not specified, the last deleted or
yanked text is restored.
-
quit
-
q
[
!
]
Terminate current editing session.
Use
!
to discard changes made since the last save.
If the editing session includes additional files in the argument
list that have not yet been accessed,
quit by typing
q!
or by typing
q
twice.
-
read
-
[
address
]
r
filename
Copy the text of
filename
at the specified
address
.
If
filename
is not specified, the current filename is used.
-
read
-
[
address
]
r !
command
Read in the output of
command
into the text after the line
specified by
address
.
-
recover
-
rec
[
filename
]
Recover
filename
from system save area.
-
rewind
-
rew
[
!
]
Rewind argument list and begin editing the first file in the list.
Add a
!
to rewind even if the current file has not been saved
since the last change.
-
set
-
se
parameter
parameter2
Set a value to an option with each
parameter
, or if no
parameter
is
supplied, print all options that have been changed from
their defaults. For toggle options, each
parameter
can be phrased as "
option
"
other options can be assigned with the syntax, "
option
=
value
"
-
shell
-
sh
Create a new shell. Resume editing when the shell is terminated.
-
source
-
so
filename
Read and execute commands from
filename
.
-
substitute
-
[
address
]
s
[/
pattern
/
repl
/][
options
]
Replace each instance of
pattern
on the specified lines with
repl
.
If
pattern
and
repl
are omitted, repeat last substitution.
An option of
g
substitutes all instances of
pattern
on
the line.
An option of
c
prompts for confirmation before each change.
-
t
-
[
address
]
t
destination
Copy the lines included in
address
to the specified
destination
address.
t
is an alias for
copy
.
-
tag
-
[
address
]
ta
tag
Switch the focus of editing to
tag
.
-
unabbreviate
-
una
word
Remove
word
from the list of abbreviations.
-
undo
-
u
Reverse the changes made by the last editing command.
-
unmap
-
unm
char
Remove
char
from the list of macros.
-
v
-
[
address
]
v
/
pattern
/[
commands
]
Execute
commands
on all lines
not
containing
pattern
.
If
commands
are not specified, print all such lines.
v
is equivalent to
g!
.
-
version
-
ve
Print the current version number of the editor and the date the
editor was last changed.
-
visual
-
[
address
]
vi
[
type
]
[
count
]
Enter visual mode at the line specified by
address
. Exit with
Q
.
type
can be one of
-
,
^
, or
\.
(See the
z
command).
count
specifies an initial window size.
-
visual
-
vi
[+
n
]
[
filename
]
Begin editing on
filename
in visual mode.
-
write
-
[
address
]
w
[
!
]
[[>>]
filename
]
Write lines specified by
address
to
filename
,
or full contents of buffer if
address
is not specified.
If
filename
is also omitted, save the contents of the buffer
to the current filename.
If
>>
filename
is used, write contents to the end of the specified
filename
. Add a
!
to force the editor to write over any current
contents of
filename
.
-
write
-
[
address
]
w !
command
Write lines specified by
address
to
command
.
-
wq
-
wq
[
!
]
Write and quit the file in one movement.
-
xit
-
x
Write file if changes have been made to the buffer since last write,
then quit.
x
is equivalent to
wq
.
-
yank
-
[
address
]
ya
[
char
]
[
count
]
Place lines specified by
address
in named buffer indicated by
char
, or if no
char
is specified place in general buffer.
-
z
-
[
address
z
[
type
]
[
count
]
Print a window of text with line specified by
address
at the top.
type
can be one of:
-
+
-
Place specified line at the top of the window (default).
-
-
-
Place specified line at bottom of the window.
-
.
-
Place specified line in the center of the window.
-
^
-
Print the previous window.
-
=
-
Place specified line in the center of the window and leave the
current line at this line.
count
specifies the number of lines to be displayed.
count
specifies the number of lines to be displayed.
-
!
-
[
address
]
!
command
Execute
command
in a shell. If
address
is specified, apply
the lines contained in
address
as standard input to
command
,
and replace the lines with the output.
-
=
-
[
address
]
=
Print the line number of the line indicated by
address
.
-
<>
-
[
address
]
<
[
count
]
or
[
address
]
>
[
count
]
Shift lines specified by
address
in specified direction.
Only blanks and tabs are shifted in a left-shift (
<
).
-
address
-
address
Print the lines specified in
address
.
-
RETURN
-
RETURN
Print the next line in the file.
-
&
-
[
address
]
&
[
options
]
[
count
]
Repeat the previous substitute command.
-
~
-
[
address
]~[
count
]
Replace the previous regular expression with the previous replacement
pattern from a
substitute
command.