HP-UX Reference (11i v3 07/02) - 1 User Commands N-Z (vol 2)

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vi(1) vi(1)
^B Scroll backward to display the previous window of text. A preceding count specifies the
number of windows to go back. Two lines of overlap are kept if possible.
^D Scroll forward a half-window of text. A preceding count gives the number of (logical)
lines to scroll, and is remembered for future
ˆD and ˆU commands.
^D (input mode) Backs up over the indentation provided by
autoindent or ˆT to the next
multiple of
shiftwidth spaces. Whitespace inserted by
ˆT at other than the begin-
ning of a line cannot be backed over using
ˆD. A preceding ˆ removes all indentation for
the current and subsequent input lines of the current input mode until new indentation is
established by inserting leading whitespace, either by direct input or by using
ˆT.
^E Scroll forward one line, leaving the cursor where it is if possible.
^F Scroll forward to display the window of text following the current one. A preceding count
specifies the number of windows to advance. Two lines of overlap are kept if possible.
(Under UNIX Standard only, see standards(5) The current line is displayed and the cur-
sor is moved to the first nonblank character of the current line or the first character if the
line is a blank line.
^G Print the current file name and other information, including the number of lines and the
current position (equivalent to the ex command f).
^H Move one space to the left (stops at the left margin). A preceding count specifies the
number of spaces to back up. (Same as
h).
^H (input mode) Move the cursor left to the previous input character without erasing it from
the screen. The character is deleted from the saved text.
^J Move the cursor down one line in the same column, if possible. A preceding count
specifies the number of lines to move down. (Same as
ˆN and j).
^L Clear and redraw the screen. Use when the screen is scrambled for any reason.
^M Move to the first nonwhitespace character in the next line. A preceding count specifies
the number of lines to advance.
^N Same as ˆJ and j.
^P Move the cursor up one line in the same column. A preceding count specifies the number
of lines to move up (same as
k).
^R Redraw the current screen, eliminating the false lines marked with @ (which do not
correspond to actual lines in the file).
^T Pop the tag stack. See the pop command in ex(1).
^T (input mode) Insert shiftwidth whitespace. If at the beginning of the line, this
inserted space can only be backed over using ˆD.
^U Scroll up a half-window of text. A preceding count gives the number of (logical) lines to
scroll, and is remembered for future ˆD and ˆU commands.
^V In input mode, ˆV quotes the next character to permit the insertion of special characters
(including ESC) into the file.
^W In input mode, ˆW backs up one word; the deleted characters remain on the display.
^Y Scroll backward one line, leaving the cursor where it is, if possible.
^[ Cancel a partially formed command; ˆ[ sounds the bell if there is no partially formed
command.
In input mode, ˆ[ terminates input mode. However, two consecutive ESC characters
are required to terminate input mode if the doubleescape editor option is set (see
ex(1)).
When entering a command on the bottom line of the screen (ex command line or search
pattern with \ or ?), terminate input and execute command.
On many terminals, ˆ[ can be entered by pressing the ESC or ESCAPE key.
^\ Exit vi and enter ex command mode. If in input mode, terminate the input first.
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