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n dd will delete n lines starting from
the current cursor position.
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n dw will delete n words at the right
side of the cursor.
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x will delete the character on which the
cursor is positioned
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:n moves to line n of the file.
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:w will save (write) the file
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:q will exit the editor.
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:q! forces the exit when you want to quit
a file containing unsaved changes.
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:wq will save and exit
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:w newfile will save the text to
newfile.
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:wq! overrides read-only permission (if
you have the permission to override permissions, for instance when
you are using the root account.
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/astring will search the string in the
file and position the cursor on the first match below its
position.
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/ will perform the same search again,
moving the cursor to the next match.
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:1, $s/word/anotherword/g will replace
word with anotherword throughout the file.
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yy will copy a block of text.
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n p will paste it n times.
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:recover will recover a file after an
unexpected interruption.
