VI Basic Movement

July 3, 2008 | 4 Comments

I like vi.  Yes I do.  Not Emacs.  But VI.  Here is a list of some basic commands to move around in VI!

h l k j
character left, right, line up, down

b w
word/token left, right

ge e
end of word/token left, right

{ }
beginning of previous, next paragraph

( )
beginning of previous, next sentence

0 gm
beginning, middle of line

^ $
first, last […]

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