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mhogan Useful vi Commands 0 Jan 17 2008, 5:25 PM EST by mhogan
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The most useful vi (or vim) command: ZZ
This exits the file after saving. It would be the same as ":w!" (write), then ":q!" (quit). Much easier.

Other useful commands:
cw (change word)
/ (search) - when searching: "n" next occurance forward, "N" next occurance back.
i (insert before cursor)
a (insert after cursor
r (replace single character)
R (replace mode - overtype)
0 (zero - go to beginning of line)
$ (go to end of line)
C (erase from cursor to end of line)
u (VERY IMPORTANT - undo)

A bit more complicated:
Search and replace
:g/s1/s//s2/g
(s1 is the string to be replaced with s2)

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