4.1 More Command Combinations

In Chapter 2, Simple Editing , you learned the edit commands c , d , and y , as well as how to combine them with movements and numbers (such as 2cw or 4dd ). In Chapter 3, Moving Around in a Hurry , you added many more movement commands to your repertoire. Although the fact that you can combine edit commands with movement is not a new concept to you, Table 4.1 gives you a feel for the many editing options you now have.

Table 4.1: More Editing Commands

Change	Delete	Copy	from Cursor to ...
cH	dH	yH	top of screen
cL	dL	yL	bottom of screen
c+	d+	y+	next line
c5|	d5|	y5|	column 5 of current line
2c)	2d)	2y)	second sentence following
c{	d{	y{	previous paragraph
c/ pattern	d/ pattern	y/ pattern	pattern
cn	dn	yn	next pattern
cG	dG	yG	end of file
c13G	d13G	y13G	line number 13

Notice how all of the above sequences follow the general pattern:

( number )( command )( text object )

number is the optional numeric argument. command in this case is one of c , d , or y . text object is a movement command.

The general form of a vi command is discussed in Chapter 2 . You may wish to review Table 2.1 and Table 2.2 as well.