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2 Elvis 1.4 VISUAL MODE COMMANDS Page 2-1
5 E2. VISUAL MODE COMMANDSF
7 Most visual mode commands are one keystroke long. The following
8 table lists the operation performed by each keystroke, and also
9 denotes any options or arguments that it accepts. Notes at the end
10 of the table describe the notation used in this table.
12 In addition to the keys listed here, your keyboard's "arrow"
13 keys will be interpretted as the appropriate cursor movement
14 commands. The same goes for <PgUp> and <PgDn>, if your keyboard
15 has them. There is a colon mode command (to be described later)
16 which will allow you to define other keys, such as function keys.
18 A tip: visual command mode looks a lot like text input mode. If
19 you forget which mode you're in, just hit the <Esc> key. If elvis
20 beeps, then you're in visual command mode. If elvis does not beep,
21 then you were in input mode, but by hitting <Esc> you will have
22 switched to visual command mode. So, one way or another, after
23 <Esc> elvis will be ready for a command.
25 -1command description type-0
26 ^A ---
27 ^B Move toward the top of the file by 1 screenful
28 ^C ---
29 count ^D scroll down <count> lines (default 1/2 screen)
30 count ^E scroll up <count> lines
31 ^F move toward the bottom of the file by 1 screenful
32 ^G show file status, and the current line #
33 count ^H move left, like h MOVE
34 ^I ---
35 count ^J move down MOVE
36 ^K ---
37 ^L redraw the screen
38 count ^M move to the front of the next line MOVE
39 count ^N move down MOVE
40 ^O ---
41 count ^P move up MOVE
42 ^Q ---
43 ^R redraw the screen
44 ^S ---
45 ^T ---
46 count ^U scroll up <count> lines (default 1/2 screen)
47 ^V ---
48 ^W ---
49 ^X ---
50 count ^Y scroll down <count> lines
51 ^Z ---
52 ESC ---
53 ^\ ---
54 ^] if the cursor is on a tag name, go to that tag
55 ^^ switch to the previous file, like ":e #"
56 ^_ ---
57 count SPC move right,like l MOVE
58 ! mv run the selected lines thru an external filter program
59 " key select which cut buffer to use next
60 count # + increment a number EDIT
61 $ move to the rear of the current line MOVE
62 % move to the matching (){}[] character MOVE
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71 count & repeat the previous ":s//" command here EDIT
72 ' key move to a marked line MOVE
73 count ( move backward <count> sentences MOVE
74 count ) move forward <count> sentences MOVE
75 * go to the next error in the errlist
76 count + move to the front of the next line MOVE
77 count , repeat the previous [fFtT] but in the other direction MOVE
78 count - move to the front of the preceding line MOVE
79 count . repeat the previous "edit" command
80 / text search forward for a given regular expression MOVE
81 0 if not part of count, move to 1st char of this line MOVE
82 1 part of count
83 2 part of count
84 3 part of count
85 4 part of count
86 5 part of count
87 6 part of count
88 7 part of count
89 8 part of count
90 9 part of count
91 : text run single EX cmd
92 count ; repeat the previous [fFtT] cmd MOVE
93 < mv shift text left EDIT
94 = ---
95 > mv shift text right EDIT
96 ? text search backward for a given regular expression MOVE
97 @ key execute the contents of a cut-buffer as VI commands
98 count A inp append at end of the line EDIT
99 count B move back Word MOVE
100 C inp change text from the cursor through the end of the line EDIT
101 D delete text from the cursor through the end of the line EDIT
102 count E move end of Word MOVE
103 count F key move leftward to a given character MOVE
104 count G move to line #<count> (default is the bottom line) MOVE
105 count H move to home row (the line at the top of the screen)
106 count I inp insert at the front of the line (after indents) EDIT
107 count J join lines, to form one big line EDIT
108 K look up keyword
109 count L move to last row (the line at the bottom of the screen)
110 M move to middle row
111 N repeat previous search, but in the opposite direction MOVE
112 count O inp open up a new line above the current line EDIT
113 P paste text before the cursor
114 Q quit to EX mode
115 R inp overtype EDIT
116 count S inp change lines, like <count>cc
117 count T key move leftward *almost* to a given character MOVE
118 U Undo all recent changes to the current line
119 V ---
120 count W move forward <count> Words MOVE
121 count X delete the character(s) to the left of the cursor EDIT
122 count Y yank text line(s) (copy them into a cut buffer)
123 Z Z save the file & exit
124 [ [ move back 1 section MOVE
125 \ ---
126 ] ] move forward 1 section MOVE
127 ^ move to the front of the current line (after indent) MOVE
128 _ ---
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137 ` key move to a marked character MOVE
138 count a inp insert text after the cursor EDIT
139 count b move back <count> words MOVE
140 c mv change text EDIT
141 d mv delete text EDIT
142 count e move forward to the end of the current word MOVE
143 count f key move rightward to a given character MOVE
144 g ---
145 count h move left MOVE
146 count i inp insert text at the cursor EDIT
147 count j move down MOVE
148 count k move up MOVE
149 count l move right MOVE
150 m key mark a line or character
151 n repeat the previous search MOVE
152 count o inp open a new line below the current line EDIT
153 p paste text after the cursor
154 q ---
155 count r key replace <count> chars by a given character EDIT
156 count s inp replace <count> chars with text from the user EDIT
157 count t key move rightward *almost* to a given character MOVE
158 u undo the previous edit command
159 v ---
160 count w move forward <count> words MOVE
161 count x delete the character that the cursor's on EDIT
162 y mv yank text (copy it into a cut buffer)
163 z key scroll current line to the screen's +=top -=bottom .=middle
164 count { move back <count> paragraphs MOVE
165 count | move to column <count> (the leftmost column is 1)
166 count } move forward <count> paragraphs MOVE
167 count ~ switch a character between uppercase & lowercase EDIT
168 DEL ---
169 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
171 count Many commands may be preceded by a count. This is a sequence of digits
172 representing a decimal number. For most commands that use a count,
173 the command is repeated <count> times. The count is always optional,
174 and usually defaults to 1.
176 key Some commands require two keystrokes. The first key always determines
177 which command is to be executed. The second key is used as a parameter
178 to the command.
180 mv Six commands (! < > c d y) operate on text between the cursor and some
181 other position. To specify that other position, you are expected to
182 follow the command keystroke with a movement command. Also, you may
183 have the command operate on the whole line that the cursor is on by
184 typing the command key a second time.
186 inp Many commands allow the user to interactively enter text.
188 EDIT These commands affect text, and may be repeated by the "." command.
190 MOVE These commands move the cursor, and may be used to specify the extent
191 of a member of the "mv" class of commands.
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203 E2.1 Input ModeF
205 You can't type text into your file directly from visual command
206 mode. Instead, you must first give a command which will put you
207 into input mode. The commands to do this are A/C/I/O/R/S/a/i/o/s.
209 The S/s/C/c commands temporarily place a $ at the end of the
210 text that they are going to change.
212 In input mode, all keystrokes are inserted into the text at the
213 cursor's position, except for the following:
215 ^A insert a copy of the last input text
216 ^D delete one indent character
217 ^H (backspace) erase the character before the cursor
218 ^L redraw the screen
219 ^M (carriage return) insert a newline (^J, linefeed)
220 ^P insert the contents of the cut buffer
221 ^R redraw the screen, like ^L
222 ^T insert an indent character
223 ^U backspace to the beginning of the line
224 ^V insert the following keystroke, even if special
225 ^W backspace to the beginning of the current word
226 ^Z^Z write the file & exit elvis
227 ^[ (ESCape) exit from input mode, back to command mode
229 Also, on some systems, ^S may stop output, ^Q may restart
230 output, and ^C may interupt execution. ^@ (the NUL character)
231 cannot be inserted.
233 The R visual command puts you in overtype mode, which is a
234 slightly different form of input mode. In overtype mode, each time
235 you insert a character, one of the old characters is deleted from
236 the file.
239 E2.2 Arrow keys in Input ModeF
241 The arrow keys can be used to move the cursor in input mode.
242 (This is an extension; the real Vi doesn't support arrow keys in
243 input mode.) The <PgUp>, <PgDn>, <Home>, and <End> keys work in
244 input mode, too. The <Delete> key deletes a single character in
245 input mode.
247 The best thing about allowing arrow keys to work in input mode
248 is that as long as you're in input mode, Elvis seems to have a
249 fairly ordinary user interface. With most other text editors, you
250 are always in either insert mode or replace mode, and you can use
251 the arrow keys at any time to move the cursor. Now, Elvis can act
252 like that, too. In fact, with the new "inputmode" option and the
253 "control-Z control-Z" input command, you may never have to go into
254 visual command mode for simple edit sessions.
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269 E2.3 DigraphsF
271 Elvis supports digraphs as a way to enter non-ASCII characters.
272 A digraph is a character which is composed of two other
273 characters. For example, an apostrophe and the letter i could be
274 defined as a digraph which is to be stored & displayed as an
275 accented i.
277 There is no single standard for extended ASCII character sets.
278 Elvis can be compiled to fill the digraph with values appropriate
279 for either the IBM PC character set, or the LATIN-1 character set
280 used by X windows, or neither. (See the discussions of -DCS_IBMPC
281 and -DCS_LATIN1 in the CFLAGS section of this manual.) You can view
282 or edit the digraph table via the ":digraph" colon command.
284 Digraphs wil not be recognized until you've entered ":set
285 digraph".
287 To actually use a digraph type the first character, then hit
288 <Backspace>, and then type the second character. Elvis will then
289 substitute the non-ASCII character in their place.
292 E2.4 AbbreviationsF
294 Elvis can expand abbreviations for you. You define an
295 abbreviation with the :abbr command, and then whenever you type in
296 the abbreviated form while in input mode, elvis will immediately
297 the long form. COBOL programmers should find this useful. :-)
299 Elvis doesn't perform the substitution until you type a
300 non-alphanumeric character to mark the end of the word. If you
301 type a control-V before that non-alphanumeric character, then Elvis
302 will not perform the substitution.
305 E2.5 Auto-IndentF
307 With the ":set autoindent" option turned on, Elvis will
308 automatically insert leading whitespace at the beginning of each
309 new line that you type in. The leading whitespace is copied from
310 the preceding line.
312 To add more leading whitespace, type control-T. To remove some
313 whitespace, type control-D.
315 Elvis' autoindent mode isn't 100% compatible with vi's. In
316 Elvis, 0^D and ^^D don't work, ^U can wipeout all indentation, and
317 sometimes Elvis will use a different amount of indentation than vi
318 would.