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"VI Powered" logo::VI Powered logo : E.1.3. VI Powered!
0 (move cursor) command
2.2.3. Movement Within a Line
3.1.5.1. Movement on the current line
\1, \2, ... metacharacters
6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
:vi command (ex) : 5.1.2. Problem Checklist
:w (write) command : 4.2.2. Read-only Mode
& (ampersand)
metacharacter : 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
to repeat last command : 6.3.4. More Substitution Tricks
<> (angle brackets)
<< (redirect/here document) operator : 7.4.2. Here Documents
>> (redirect/append) operator : 5.3.3. Appending to a Saved File
\< \> metacharacters : 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
matching : 7.5.2. A Special Search Command
' (apostrophe)
'' (move to mark) command
3.4.1. The G (Go To) Command
4.4. Marking Your Place
marking lines (vile) : 12.8.7. Visual Mode
move to mark command : 4.4. Marking Your Place
* (asterisk) metacharacter : 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
[*, ]* (matching) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
@ (at sign)
@ option (vile)
12.2. Important Command-Line Arguments
12.4. Initialization
\@ metacharacter : 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
@-functions : 7.3.10. @-Functions
` (backquote)
`` (move to mark) command
3.4.1. The G (Go To) Command
4.4. Marking Your Place
marking characters (vile) : 12.8.7. Visual Mode
move to mark command : 4.4. Marking Your Place
\ (backslash) metacharacter
6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
\1, \2, ... metacharacters
6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\< \> metacharacters : 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
\@ metacharacter : 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\{...} metacharacter
10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\= metacharacter
10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\(...\) metacharacters
6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\+ metacharacter
10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\? metacharacter
10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\| metacharacter
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\b metacharacter : 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\d, \D metacharacters : 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\e metacharacter
6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\E metacharacter : 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
\f, \F metacharacters : 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\i, \I metacharacters : 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\k, \K metacharacters : 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\n metacharacter
6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\p, \P metacharacters
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\r metacharacter : 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\s, \S metacharacters
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\t metacharacter : 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
\u and \l metacharacters : 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
\U and \L metacharacters : 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
\w, \W metacharacters : 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
{} (braces)
\{...} metacharacter
10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
{ (move cursor) command : 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks
} (move cursor) command : 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks
[{, ]} (matching) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
finding and matching : 7.5.2. A Special Search Command
metacharacters
8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
[] (brackets)
[*, ]* (matching) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
[}, ]} (matching) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
[[, ]] (move cursor) commands : 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks
[: :] metacharacters : 6.3.2. POSIX Bracket Expressions
[. .] metacharacters : 6.3.2. POSIX Bracket Expressions
[= =] metacharacters : 6.3.2. POSIX Bracket Expressions
[(, ]) (matching) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
[#, ]# (matching) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
[/, ]/ (matching) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
[^D, ]^D (file search) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
[^I, ]^I (file search) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
[d, ]d (file search) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
[D, ]D (file search) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
[i, ]i (file search) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
[I, ]I (file search) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
metacharacters : 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
^ (caret)
cursor movement command : 3.1.5.1. Movement on the current line
metacharacter : 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
representing CTRL key
(see also CTRL- commands)
Keystrokes
within [] metacharacters : 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
: (colon)
:! for UNIX commands in ex : 7.2. Executing UNIX Commands
for ex commands in vi
1. The vi Text Editor
5.1. ex Commands
line editing mode : 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files
, (comma)
for line ranges (ex)
5.1. ex Commands
5.2.2. Defining a Range of Lines
repeat search command : 3.3.2. Current Line Searches
$ (dollar sign)
cursor movement command
2.2.3. Movement Within a Line
3.1.5.1. Movement on the current line
for last file line (ex) : 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols
marking end of change region : 2.3.3. Changing Text
metacharacter : 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
. (dot)
current line symbol (ex) : 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols
metacharacter : 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
repeat command
2.3.8.1. Repeat
6.1. Confirming Substitutions
undo/redo (nvi) : 9.8.3. Infinite Undo
= (equal sign)
\= metacharacter
10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
:= (identify line) command (ex) : 5.2.2. Defining a Range of Lines
! (exclamation point)
ex commands starting with : 1.2.1. Problems Saving Files
mapping keys for insert mode : 7.3.6. Mapping Keys for Insert Mode
overriding save warnings : 5.3. Saving and Exiting Files
for UNIX commands
7.2. Executing UNIX Commands
7.2.1.2. Filtering text with vi
- (hyphen)
move cursor command
2.2.1. Single Movements
3.1.5. Movement by Line
for previous file lines (ex) : 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols
() (parentheses)
\(...\) metacharacters
6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
[(, ]) (matching) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
( (move cursor) command : 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks
) (move cursor) command : 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks
finding and removing : 7.3.5. More Examples of Mapping Keys
as grouping metacharacter
8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
matching : 7.5.2. A Special Search Command
% (percent sign)
for current filename : 5.5.3. Calling in New Files
every line symbol (ex) : 6. Global Replacement
matching brackets : 7.5.2. A Special Search Command
representing every line (ex) : 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols
vim extended matching command : 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
+ (plus sign)
\+ metacharacter
10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
metacharacter
8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
move cursor command
2.2.1. Single Movements
3.1.5. Movement by Line
for next file lines (ex) : 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols
running commands when starting vi : 4.2.1. Advancing to a Specific Place
# (pound sign)
[#, ]# (matching) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
for alternate filename : 5.5.3. Calling in New Files
show line numbers command : 5.2.2. Defining a Range of Lines
? (question mark)
\? metacharacter
10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
metacharacter
8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
search command
1. The vi Text Editor
3.3. Movement by Searches
-? option (elvis) : 10.2. Important Command-Line Arguments
-? option (vile) : 12.2. Important Command-Line Arguments
XXX_DQUOTE (yank from buffer) command
4.3.1. Recovering Deletions
4.3.2. Yanking to Named Buffers
; (semicolon)
for line ranges (ex) : 5.2.5. Redefining the Current Line Position
repeat search command : 3.3.2. Current Line Searches
/ (slash)
[/, ]/ (matching) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
pathname separator : 1.1.1. Opening a File
referring to marks (vile) : 12.8.7. Visual Mode
search command
1. The vi Text Editor
3.3. Movement by Searches
opening files at specific place : 4.2.1. Advancing to a Specific Place
~ (tilde)
:~ (substitute using last search pattern) command (ex) : 6.3.4. More Substitution Tricks
along left screen margin : 1.1.1. Opening a File
case conversion command : 2.3.4. Changing Case
as last replacement text : 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
metacharacter
6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
| (vertical bar)
\| metacharacter
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
alternation metacharacter
8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
for combining ex commands : 5.2.7. Combining ex Commands
cursor movement command : 3.1.5.1. Movement on the current line


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