Learning the vi Editor/Conventions

c A single character, such as 'a' or '1'. ESC, Ctrl-[ Indicates that the Escape (Esc) key on your keyboard should be pressed, which is identical to Control and '['. CR Indicates that the Carrier Return (Enter) key should be pressed. TAB Indicates that the Tabulator key should be pressed Ctrl-x, C-x Indicates that the Control key and the 'x' key should be pressed simultaneously. 'x' can be almost any other key on your keyboard. Shift-x, S-x, X Indicates that the Shift key and the 'x' key should be pressed simultaneously Meta-x, M-x Indicates that the Meta or Alt key and the 'x' key should be pressed simultaneously. :quit, :q An Ex command. started with :, followed by the command and ends with CR. For many Ex commands there is a long form (:quit) and a short form (:q). :set nocompatible represents a setting. strlen () represents a function. pattern, pattern A Search pattern. Search pattern in vi are regular expressions. range search replace options, :global pattern delete A Search pattern combined with an Ex command. All commands in vi are case sensitive.