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Index: Symbols and Numbers

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0 (move cursor) command

2.2.3. Movement Within a Line
3.1.5.1. Movement on the current line

\1, \2, ... metacharacters

6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

:vi command (ex) : 5.1.2. Problem Checklist

:w (write) command : 4.2.2. Read-only Mode

& (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

\{...} metacharacter

10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

\= metacharacter

10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
11.7. 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

\| metacharacter

11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
12.7. Extended Regular Expressions

\b metacharacter : 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

\E metacharacter : 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings

\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

\p, \P metacharacters

11.7. 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

\U and \L metacharacters : 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings

\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
[. .] metacharacters : 6.3.2. POSIX Bracket Expressions
[= =] metacharacters : 6.3.2. POSIX Bracket Expressions
[(, ]) (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
[^D, ]^D (file search) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
[^I, ]^I (file search) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
[d, ]d (file search) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
[D, ]D (file search) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
[i, ]i (file search) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
[I, ]I (file search) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
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

(see also CTRL- commands)
Keystrokes

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

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

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

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

% (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

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)

[#, ]# (matching) commands (vim) : 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
for alternate filename : 5.5.3. Calling in New Files
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

; (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)

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

along left screen margin : 1.1.1. Opening a File

case conversion command : 2.3.4. Changing Case

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)

\| metacharacter

11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
12.7. Extended Regular Expressions

alternation metacharacter

8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
9.7. 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

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