$ vi [filename] - start vi	:wq - write file and quit	:q! - quit without saving
U - undoes all edits on 1 line	u - undo	^L - redraw the screen
i - insert text / Esc to exit insert mode	a - append text	c - change text
cw - change word (del & then insert)	cc - change entire line	C - from cursor to eol
r - replace a single letter & stay in com. mode	rW - replace a word	R - overstrike mode for 1 line
~ - change the case of a letter	x - delete single character	50i* - inserts 50 asterisks
dw - delete word	dd - delete entire line	d$ or D - del to end of line
p - put deleted text after or below cursor	P - put above	yw, y$, yy, 4yy - yank (copy)
a7yy - yank 7 lines to buffer a	fyy - yank curr. line to buf-f	fp - put buffer f after cursor
h, j, k, l - move cursor 1 space	4l - move cursor 4 to right	4k - move cursor up 4 lines
0 - move to beginning of line (zero)	$ - move to end of line	w - move cursor forward 1 word
W - move cursor forward, ignore punct.	b - backward by word	B - by word ignore punct.
^f, ^b, ^d, ^ u- scroll by screen		:44 - goto line 44
H - move cursor to top	M - move cursor to middle	L - move cursor to last line scrn
z <Enter> - move current line to top of screen	z. - move cur. line to center	z- - move cur. line to bottom
( - move to beginning of current sentence	) - beginning of next sent.	d) - deletes to end of current sent.
{ - beginning of current paragraph	} - beginning of next par.	2y} - yanks 2 paragraphs ahead
44G - goto beginning of line 44	^G - reports total lines	d?move - del back through move
/pattern - searches forward for a match	?pattn - search backward	/,?,n,N - next match
:50,100s/old/new/g - change old to new	:1,$s/old/new/g - all lines	:1,30s/his/the/gc - with confirm
:!date - execute UNIX command	:sh - start new shell (ctrl-D)	:r newfile - reads file into your file
:ab - list abbreviations	:ab abbr phrase - add abbr.	:unab abbr - remove abbr.
:set autoindent - turns on indenting	ctrl-T - add indent	ctrl-D - take indent away
:set shiftwidth=4	5>> - shift 5 lines right	<< - shift line left
:set nu - set line numbers on	:set nonu
J - joins 2 lines into 1	% - find matching bracket	. - repeats last command
$ vi file1 file2 - edit multiple files	:e filename - edit another file	:w - write current file
:n - show next file	^^ - switch back to prev. file	:args - shows files open
:split [filename] - create a new window	^w^w - switch between win	^w=, ^w-, ^w+ - resize wins
:help - start help system	:] - follow help reference	^T - back to prev. reference

Vi Command Sheet by John Edward Phillips is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.