Index: Symbols & Numbers
 
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Index: Symbols & Numbers
Symbols
- 0 (move cursor) command: 2.2.3. Movement Within a Line 
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  - 3.1.5.1. Movement on the current line
 
- & (ampersand)
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  - 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)
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  - '' (move to mark) command: 3.4.1. The G (Go To) Command
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    - 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)
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  - @ option (vile): 12.2. Important Command-Line Arguments
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    - 12.4. Initialization
 
- @ metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
- @-functions: 7.3.10. @-Functions 
- ` (backquote)
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  - `` (move to mark) command: 3.4.1. The G (Go To) Command
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    - 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 
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  - 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings 
- 1, 2, ... metacharacters: 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings 
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    - 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
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    - 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
- d, D metacharacters: 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
- e metacharacter: 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings 
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    - 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
- = metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
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    - 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 
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    - 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
- 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
- p, P metacharacters: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
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    - 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
- (...) metacharacters: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns 
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    - 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
- 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
- + metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
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    - 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
- 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
- ? metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
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    - 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
- r metacharacter: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
- s, S metacharacters: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
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    - 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
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    - 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
- w, W metacharacters: 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
- {} (braces)
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  - {...} metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
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    - 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
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    - 9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
 
- [] (brackets)
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  - [*, ]* (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)
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  - 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 
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    - 0.. Keystrokes 
- (see also CTRL- commands)
 
- within [] metacharacters: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns 
 
- : (colon)
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  - :! for UNIX commands in ex: 7.2. Executing UNIX Commands 
- for ex commands in vi: 1. The vi Text Editor
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    - 5.1. ex Commands 
 
- line editing mode: 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files 
 
- , (comma)
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  - for line ranges (ex): 5.1. ex Commands 
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    - 5.2.2. Defining a Range of Lines 
 
- repeat search command: 3.3.2. Current Line Searches 
 
- $ (dollar sign)
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  - cursor movement command: 2.2.3. Movement Within a Line 
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    - 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)
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  - 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
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    - 6.1. Confirming Substitutions 
 
- undo/redo (nvi): 9.8.3. Infinite Undo
 
- = (equal sign)
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  - = metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
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    - 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
- := (identify line) command (ex): 5.2.2. Defining a Range of Lines 
 
- ! (exclamation point)
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  - 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 
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    - 7.2.1.2. Filtering text with vi
 
 
- - (hyphen)
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  - move cursor command: 2.2.1. Single Movements 
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    - 3.1.5. Movement by Line 
 
- for previous file lines (ex): 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols 
 
- ( ) (parentheses)
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  - (...) metacharacters: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns 
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    - 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
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    - 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)
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  - 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)
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  - + metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
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    - 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
- 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
- metacharacter: 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
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    - 9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
- move cursor command: 2.2.1. Single Movements 
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    - 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)
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  - 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)
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  - ? metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
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    - 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
- metacharacter: 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
- 
    - 9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
- search command: 1. The vi Text Editor
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    - 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 
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  - 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
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    - 3.3. Movement by Searches 
- opening files at specific place: 4.2.1. Advancing to a Specific Place 
 
 
- ~ (tilde)
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  - 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 
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    - 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
 
- | (vertical bar)
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  - alternation metacharacter: 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
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    - 9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
 
- | metacharacter: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
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    - 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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