The word may be replaced by as many word as needed. CommandД®xample: cw allows you to change a word. In the following list M is a Unit of Measure that you can precede with a Repeat Factor, n. P will put the 3 lines just yanked on the line below the current cursor. To line n (Ex: 25G moves the cursor to line #25) ^Character means that you should hold down the Control key while striking the indicated character key. Viewing Different Parts of the Work Buffer: If you delete by mistake:В give the command u (undo) immediately after you give the delete command.Д®xamples: 3dd will delete 3 lines beginning with the current line.Дelete to beginning of blank delimited wordДelete 5 lines starting with the current lineДelete through the last line on the screenДelete through the first line on the screenДelete through the beginning of the sentenceДelete the number of characters specified by n.Дelete n characters before the current character The amount removed depends on the Repeat Factor and the Unit of Measure you enter after d. The d command removes text from the Work Buffer. Each of these commands can be preceded with a Repeat Factor.ДЈw will move the cursor 3 words to the right. You must be in Command Mode to use commands that move the cursor. If in insert mode, enter command mode by hitting the escape,, key. To enter text, you must enter insert mode. When entering a file, vi is in command mode. Command mode is the mode to be in when giving commands which will move the cursor, delete text, copy and paste, save the file etc. Insert mode is the mode to be in when inserting text into the file. CommandД®dit filename starting at the first line containing pattern Example: > vi letter will open a new file called letter to edit, or if letter already exits, open the exiting file.

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