Recommendations for a good vi reference? [closed]

Question

As I don't use vi all that much and certainly not for my primary editor, I can't remember any of the vi commands. Does anyone have a recommendation for a quick start guide or command summary?

Answer 1

This is the best to keep in your desk, full of coffee works great :-)

The Mug of Vi References

I also like the VI Editor Pocket Reference book.

Answer 2

Learning the vi editor by Arnold Robbins and Linda Lamb

A little companion for quick reference (by A. Robbins) is also available.

Answer 3

A good cheat sheet you can print out is here: http://www.viemu.com/a_vi_vim_graphical_cheat_sheet_tutorial.html

Answer 4

type vim-tutor

Answer 5

http://www.vim.org/htmldoc/

It is a html version of the help also available from vim itself with the :help command.

Answer 6

I started to use vi recently. One way to get references is to bookmark some commonly used commands:

• VIM Introduction and Turoial. I referred to this many times at the beginning. Now I use it less often
• VIM Quick References Card. Quick reference by groups.

I added some links like those to my foxmarks so that I can sync these links at home and work.

Answer 7

Excellent book, and links in other answers. If you are in Vim, don't forget the old faithful:

<ESC>:he<Return>

Answer 8

I've been using this vi reference: http://www.digitahsystems.com/vi_ref.html