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4.6. Review of vi Buffer and Marking Commands
Table 4.2 summarizes the command-line options common to all versions of vi. Table 4.3 and Table 4.4 summarize the buffer and marking commands.
Table 4.2. Command-Line Options
| Option | Meaning |
|---|---|
| +n file | Open file at line number n. |
| +file | Open file at last line. |
| +/pattern file | Open file at first occurrence of pattern. |
| -c command file | Run command after opening file; usually a line number or search (POSIX version of +). |
| -R | Operate in read-only mode (same as using view instead of vi). |
| -r | Recover files after a crash. |
Table 4.3. Buffer Names
| Buffer Names | Buffer Use |
|---|---|
| 1-9 | The last nine deletions, from most to least recent. |
| a-z | Named buffers for you to use as needed. Uppercase letters append to the buffer. |
Table 4.4. Buffer and Marking Commands
| Command | Meaning |
|---|---|
| "bcommand | Do command with buffer b. |
| mx | Mark current position with x. |
| 'x | Move cursor to first character of line marked by x. |
| `x | Move cursor to character marked by x. |
| `` | Return to exact position of previous mark or context. |
| '' | Return to beginning of the line of previous mark or context. |
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