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Index: Symbols & Numbers

Symbols

0 (move cursor) command: 2.2.3. Movement Within a Line

3.1.5.1. Movement on the current line

& (ampersand)

metacharacter: 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings

to repeat last command: 6.3.4. More Substitution Tricks

<> (angle brackets)

<< (redirect/here document) operator: 7.4.2. Here Documents

>> (redirect/append) operator: 5.3.3. Appending to a Saved File

< > metacharacters: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns

matching: 7.5.2. A Special Search Command

' (apostrophe)

'' (move to mark) command: 3.4.1. The G (Go To) Command

4.4. Marking Your Place

marking lines (vile): 12.8.7. Visual Mode

move to mark command: 4.4. Marking Your Place

* (asterisk) metacharacter: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns

[*, ]* (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming

@ (at sign)

@ option (vile): 12.2. Important Command-Line Arguments

12.4. Initialization

@ metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions

@-functions: 7.3.10. @-Functions

` (backquote)

`` (move to mark) command: 3.4.1. The G (Go To) Command

4.4. Marking Your Place

marking characters (vile): 12.8.7. Visual Mode

move to mark command: 4.4. Marking Your Place

\ (backslash) metacharacter: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns

6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings

1, 2, ... metacharacters: 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings

11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

< > metacharacters: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns

@ metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions

b metacharacter: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

{...} metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions

11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

d, D metacharacters: 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions

e metacharacter: 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings

11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

= metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions

11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

f, F metacharacters: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

i, I metacharacters: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

k, K metacharacters: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

n metacharacter: 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings

11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

p, P metacharacters: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

12.7. Extended Regular Expressions

(...) metacharacters: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns

11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

12.7. Extended Regular Expressions

+ metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions

11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

12.7. Extended Regular Expressions

? metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions

12.7. Extended Regular Expressions

r metacharacter: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

s, S metacharacters: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

12.7. Extended Regular Expressions

t metacharacter: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

u and l metacharacters: 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings

| metacharacter: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

12.7. Extended Regular Expressions

w, W metacharacters: 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions

{} (braces)

{...} metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions

11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

{ (move cursor) command: 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks

} (move cursor) command: 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks

[{, ]} (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming

finding and matching: 7.5.2. A Special Search Command

metacharacters: 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions

9.7. Extended Regular Expressions

[] (brackets)

[*, ]* (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming

[}, ]} (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming

[[, ]] (move cursor) commands: 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks

[: :] metacharacters: 6.3.2. POSIX Bracket Expressions

[d, ]d (file search) commands (vim): 11.10.2.2. Include file searching

[. .] metacharacters: 6.3.2. POSIX Bracket Expressions

[= =] metacharacters: 6.3.2. POSIX Bracket Expressions

[^I, ]^I (file search) commands (vim): 11.10.2.2. Include file searching

[(, ]) (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming

[#, ]# (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming

[/, ]/ (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming

metacharacters: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns

^ (caret)

cursor movement command: 3.1.5.1. Movement on the current line

metacharacter: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns

representing CTRL key: 0.. Keystrokes

0.. Keystrokes

(see also CTRL- commands)

within [] metacharacters: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns

: (colon)

:! for UNIX commands in ex: 7.2. Executing UNIX Commands

for ex commands in vi: 1. The vi Text Editor

5.1. ex Commands

line editing mode: 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files

, (comma)

for line ranges (ex): 5.1. ex Commands

5.2.2. Defining a Range of Lines

repeat search command: 3.3.2. Current Line Searches

$ (dollar sign)

cursor movement command: 2.2.3. Movement Within a Line

3.1.5.1. Movement on the current line

for last file line (ex): 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols

marking end of change region: 2.3.3. Changing Text

metacharacter: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns

. (dot)

current line symbol (ex): 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols

metacharacter: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns

repeat command: 2.3.8.1. Repeat

6.1. Confirming Substitutions

undo/redo (nvi): 9.8.3. Infinite Undo

= (equal sign)

= metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions

11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

:= (identify line) command (ex): 5.2.2. Defining a Range of Lines

! (exclamation point)

ex commands starting with: 1.2.1. Problems Saving Files

mapping keys for insert mode: 7.3.6. Mapping Keys for Insert Mode

overriding save warnings: 5.3. Saving and Exiting Files

for UNIX commands: 7.2. Executing UNIX Commands

7.2.1.2. Filtering text with vi

- (hyphen)

move cursor command: 2.2.1. Single Movements

3.1.5. Movement by Line

for previous file lines (ex): 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols

( ) (parentheses)

(...) metacharacters: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns

11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

12.7. Extended Regular Expressions

[(, ]) (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming

finding and removing: 7.3.5. More Examples of Mapping Keys

as grouping metacharacter: 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions

9.7. Extended Regular Expressions

matching: 7.5.2. A Special Search Command

( (move cursor) command: 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks

) (move cursor) command: 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks

% (percent sign)

for current filename: 5.5.3. Calling in New Files

every line symbol (ex): 6. Global Replacement

matching brackets: 7.5.2. A Special Search Command

representing every line (ex): 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols

vim extended matching command: 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming

+ (plus sign)

+ metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions

11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

12.7. Extended Regular Expressions

metacharacter: 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions

9.7. Extended Regular Expressions

move cursor command: 2.2.1. Single Movements

3.1.5. Movement by Line

3.1.5. Movement by Line

for next file lines (ex): 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols

running commands when starting vi: 4.2.1. Advancing to a Specific Place

# (pound sign)

for alternate filename: 5.5.3. Calling in New Files

[#, ]# (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming

show line numbers command: 5.2.2. Defining a Range of Lines

? (question mark)

? metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions

12.7. Extended Regular Expressions

metacharacter: 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions

9.7. Extended Regular Expressions

search command: 1. The vi Text Editor

3.3. Movement by Searches

-? option (elvis): 10.2. Important Command-Line Arguments

-? option (vile): 12.2. Important Command-Line Arguments

XXX_DQUOTE (yank from buffer) command: 4.3.1. Recovering Deletions

4.3.2. Yanking to Named Buffers

"VI Powered" logo::VI Powered logo: E.1.3. VI Powered!

; (semicolon)

for line ranges (ex): 5.2.5. Redefining the Current Line Position

repeat search command: 3.3.2. Current Line Searches

/ (slash)

[/, ]/ (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming

pathname separator: 1.1.1. Opening a File

referring to marks (vile): 12.8.7. Visual Mode

search command: 1. The vi Text Editor

3.3. Movement by Searches

opening files at specific place: 4.2.1. Advancing to a Specific Place

~ (tilde)

along left screen margin: 1.1.1. Opening a File

case conversion command: 2.3.4. Changing Case

:~ (substitute using last search pattern) command (ex): 6.3.4. More Substitution Tricks

as last replacement text: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns

metacharacter: 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings

11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

| (vertical bar)

alternation metacharacter: 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions

9.7. Extended Regular Expressions

| metacharacter: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

12.7. Extended Regular Expressions

for combining ex commands: 5.2.7. Combining ex Commands

cursor movement command: 3.1.5.1. Movement on the current line

Numbers

1, 2, ... metacharacters: 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings

11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

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