Edit Commands
Recall that c, d, and y are the basic editing operators.
Inserting New Text
Command |
Action |
---|---|
a |
Append after cursor. |
A |
Append to end of line. |
i |
Insert before cursor. |
I |
Insert at first nonblank character of line. |
gI |
Insert at beginning of line. {vim} |
o |
Open a line below cursor. |
O |
Open a line above cursor. |
Esc |
Terminate insert mode. |
The following commands work in insert mode.
Command |
Action |
---|---|
Tab |
Insert a tab. |
Backspace |
Delete previous character. |
Ctrl-E |
Insert character found just below cursor. {vim} |
Ctrl-Y |
Insert character found just above cursor. {vim} |
Ctrl-H |
Delete previous character (same as Backspace). |
Delete |
Delete current character. |
Ctrl-W |
Delete previous word. {vim} |
Ctrl-A |
Repeat last insertion. {vim} |
Ctrl-I |
Insert a tab. |
Ctrl-N |
Insert next completion of the pattern to the left of the cursor. {vim} |
Ctrl-P |
Insert previous completion of the pattern to the left of the cursor. {vim} |
Ctrl-T |
Shift line right to next shift width. {vim} |
Ctrl-D |
Shift line left to previous shift width. {vim} |
Ctrl-U |
Delete current line. |
Ctrl-V |
Insert next character verbatim. |
Ctrl-[ |
Terminate insert mode. |
Some of the control characters listed in the previous table are set by stty. Your terminal settings may differ.
Changing and Deleting Text
The following table is not exhaustive, but illustrates the most common operations.
Command |
Action |
---|---|
cw |
Change through end of current word. |
cc |
Change line. |
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