184.108.40.206 Moving the Cursor
When you start vi, the cursor is in the upper left
corner of the vi screen. In command mode, you can move
the cursor with a number of keyboard commands. Certain letter keys, the arrow
keys, and the Return key, Back Space
(or Delete) key, and the Space Bar can
all be used to move the cursor when you're in command mode.
Most vi commands are case-sensitive; the "same"
command typed in lowercase and uppercase characters could have radically different
Moving with Arrow Keys
If your machine is equipped with arrow keys, try these now. You should
be able to move the cursor freely about the screen using combinations of the
up, down, right, and left arrow keys. Notice that you can only move the cursor
across already existing text or input spaces.
If you're using vi from a remote terminal, the arrow
keys may not work correctly. This will depend on your terminal emulator. If
the arrow keys don't work in your case, you can use the following substitutes:
To move left, press h.
To move right, press l.
To move down, press j.
To move up, press k.
Moving One Word
Press w ("word") to move the cursor to
the right one word at a time.
Press b ("back") to move the cursor to
the left one word at a time.
Press W or B to move the cursor
past the adjacent punctuation to the next or previous blank space.
Press e ("end") to move the cursor to
the last character of the current word.
Moving to Start or End of Line
Press ^ to move the cursor to the start of the current
Press $ to move the cursor to the end of the current
Moving Down One Line
Press the Return key to move the cursor to the beginning
of the next line down.
Press the Back Space key to move the cursor one character
to the left.
Press the Space Bar to move the cursor one character
to the right.
Moving to the Top
Press H ("high") to move the cursor to
the top of the screen.
Moving to the Middle
Press M ("middle") to move the cursor
to the middle of the screen.
Moving to the Bottom
Press L ("low") to move the cursor to
the bottom of the screen.