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1 \input texinfo
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2
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3 @setfilename ../info/vip
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4 @settitle VIP
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6 @dircategory Emacs
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7 @direntry
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8 * VIP: (vip). An older VI-emulation for Emacs.
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9 @end direntry
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11 @iftex
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12 @finalout
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15 @titlepage
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16 @sp 10
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17 @center @titlefont{VIP}
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18 @sp 1
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19 @center A Vi Package for GNU Emacs
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20 @center (Version 3.5, September 15, 1987)
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21 @sp 2
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22 @center Masahiko Sato
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23 @sp 2
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24 @end titlepage
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25
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26 @unnumbered Distribution
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28 Copyright @copyright{} 1987, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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30 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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31 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
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32 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
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33 Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU
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34 Manual'', and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the
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35 license is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation
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36 License'' in the Emacs manual.
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38 (a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``You have freedom to copy and modify
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39 this GNU Manual, like GNU software. Copies published by the Free
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40 Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development.''
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42 This document is part of a collection distributed under the GNU Free
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43 Documentation License. If you want to distribute this document
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44 separately from the collection, you can do so by adding a copy of the
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45 license to the document, as described in section 6 of the license.
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47 @ifinfo
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48 @node Top, Survey,, (DIR)
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49 @top VIP
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50
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51 VIP is a Vi emulating package written in Emacs Lisp. VIP implements most
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52 Vi commands including Ex commands. It is therefore hoped that this package
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53 will enable you to do Vi style editing under the powerful GNU Emacs
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54 environment. This info file describes the usage of VIP assuming that you
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55 are fairly accustomed to Vi but not so much with Emacs. Also we will
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56 concentrate mainly on differences from Vi, especially features unique to
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57 VIP.
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58
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59 It is recommended that you read nodes on survey and on customization before
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60 you start using VIP. Other nodes may be visited as needed.
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61
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62 Comments and bug reports are welcome. Please send messages to
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63 @code{ms@@Sail.Stanford.Edu} if you are outside of Japan and to
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64 @code{masahiko@@sato.riec.tohoku.junet} if you are in Japan.@refill
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65
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66 @end ifinfo
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67
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68 @menu
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69 * Survey:: A survey of VIP.
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70 * Vi Commands:: Details of Vi commands.
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71 * Ex Commands:: Details of Ex commands.
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72 * Customization:: How to customize VIP.
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73 @end menu
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74 @iftex
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75 @unnumbered Introduction
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76
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77 VIP is a Vi emulating package written in Emacs Lisp. VIP implements most
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78 Vi commands including Ex commands. It is therefore hoped that this package
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79 will enable you to do Vi style editing under the powerful GNU Emacs
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80 environment. This manual describes the usage of VIP assuming that you are
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81 fairly accustomed to Vi but not so much with Emacs. Also we will
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82 concentrate mainly on differences from Vi, especially features unique to
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83 VIP.
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84
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85 It is recommended that you read chapters on survey and on customization
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86 before you start using VIP. Other chapters may be used as future
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87 references.
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88
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89 Comments and bug reports are welcome. Please send messages to
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90 @code{ms@@Sail.Stanford.Edu} if you are outside of Japan and to
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91 @code{masahiko@@unsun.riec.tohoku.junet} if you are in Japan.
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92 @end iftex
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93
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94 @node Survey, Basic Concepts, Top, Top
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95 @chapter A Survey of VIP
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96
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97 In this chapter we describe basics of VIP with emphasis on the features not
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98 found in Vi and on how to use VIP under GNU Emacs.
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99
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100 @menu
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101 * Basic Concepts:: Basic concepts in Emacs.
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102 * Loading VIP:: How to load VIP automatically.
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103 * Modes in VIP:: VIP has three modes, which are orthogonal to modes
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104 in Emacs.
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105 * Differences from Vi:: Differences of VIP from Vi is explained.
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106 @end menu
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107
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108 @node Basic Concepts, Loading VIP, Survey, Survey
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109 @section Basic Concepts
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110
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111 We begin by explaining some basic concepts of Emacs. These concepts are
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112 explained in more detail in the GNU Emacs Manual.
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113
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114 @cindex buffer
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115 @cindex point
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116 @cindex mark
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117 @cindex text
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118 @cindex looking at
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119 @cindex end (of buffer)
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120 @cindex region
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121
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122 Conceptually, a @dfn{buffer} is just a string of ASCII characters and two
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123 special characters @key{PNT} (@dfn{point}) and @key{MRK} (@dfn{mark}) such
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124 that the character @key{PNT} occurs exactly once and @key{MRK} occurs at
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125 most once. The @dfn{text} of a buffer is obtained by deleting the
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126 occurrences of @key{PNT} and @key{MRK}. If, in a buffer, there is a
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127 character following @key{PNT} then we say that point is @dfn{looking at}
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128 the character; otherwise we say that point is @dfn{at the end of buffer}.
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129 @key{PNT} and @key{MRK} are used
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130 to indicate positions in a buffer and they are not part of the text of the
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131 buffer. If a buffer contains a @key{MRK} then the text between @key{MRK}
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132 and @key{PNT} is called the @dfn{region} of the buffer.@refill
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133
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134 @cindex window
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135
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136 Emacs provides (multiple) @dfn{windows} on the screen, and you can see the
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137 content of a buffer through the window associated with the buffer. The
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138 cursor of the screen is always positioned on the character after @key{PNT}.
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139 @refill
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140
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141 @cindex mode
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142 @cindex keymap
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143 @cindex local keymap
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144 @cindex global keymap
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145
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146 A @dfn{keymap} is a table that records the bindings between characters and
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147 command functions. There is the @dfn{global keymap} common to all the
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148 buffers. Each buffer has its @dfn{local keymap} that determines the
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149 @dfn{mode} of the buffer. Local keymap overrides global keymap, so that if
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150 a function is bound to some key in the local keymap then that function will
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151 be executed when you type the key. If no function is bound to a key in the
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152 local map, however, the function bound to the key in the global map becomes
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153 in effect.@refill
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154
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155 @node Loading VIP, Modes in VIP, Basic Concepts, Survey
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156 @section Loading VIP
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157
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158 The recommended way to load VIP automatically is to include the line:
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159 @example
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160 (load "vip")
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161 @end example
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162 @noindent
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163 in your @file{.emacs} file. The @file{.emacs} file is placed in your home
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164 directory and it will be executed every time you invoke Emacs. If you wish
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165 to be in vi mode whenever Emacs starts up, you can include the following
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166 line in your @file{.emacs} file instead of the above line:
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167 @example
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168 (setq term-setup-hook 'vip-mode)
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169 @end example
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170 @noindent
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171 (@xref{Vi Mode}, for the explanation of vi mode.)
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172
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173 Even if your @file{.emacs} file does not contain any of the above lines,
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174 you can load VIP and enter vi mode by typing the following from within
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175 Emacs.
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176 @example
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177 M-x vip-mode
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178 @end example
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179 @noindent
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180
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181 @node Modes in VIP, Emacs Mode, Loading VIP, Survey
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182 @section Modes in VIP
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183
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184 @kindex 032 @kbd{C-z} (@code{vip-change-mode-to-vi})
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185 @kindex 0301 @kbd{C-x C-z} (@code{suspend-emacs})
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186
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187 Loading VIP has the effect of globally binding @kbd{C-z} (@kbd{Control-z})
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188 to the function @code{vip-change-mode-to-vi}. The default binding of @kbd{C-z}
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189 in GNU Emacs is @code{suspend-emacs}, but, you can also call
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190 @code{suspend-emacs} by typing @kbd{C-x C-z}. Other than this, all the
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191 key bindings of Emacs remain the same after loading VIP.@refill
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192
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193 @cindex vi mode
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194
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195 Now, if you hit @kbd{C-z}, the function @code{vip-change-mode-to-vi} will be
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196 called and you will be in @dfn{vi mode}. (Some major modes may locally bind
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197 @kbd{C-z} to some special functions. In such cases, you can call
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198 @code{vip-change-mode-to-vi} by @code{execute-extended-command} which is
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199 invoked by @kbd{M-x}. Here @kbd{M-x} means @kbd{Meta-x}, and if your
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200 terminal does not have a @key{META} key you can enter it by typing
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201 @kbd{@key{ESC} x}. The same effect can also be achieve by typing
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202 @kbd{M-x vip-mode}.)@refill
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203
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204 @cindex mode line
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205
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206 You can observe the change of mode by looking at the @dfn{mode line}. For
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207 instance, if the mode line is:@refill
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208 @example
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209 -----Emacs: *scratch* (Lisp Interaction)----All------------
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210 @end example
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211 @noindent
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212 then it will change to:
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213 @example
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214 -----Vi: *scratch* (Lisp Interaction)----All------------
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215 @end example
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216 @noindent
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217 Thus the word @samp{Emacs} in the mode line will change to @samp{Vi}.
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218
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219 @cindex insert mode
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220 @cindex emacs mode
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221
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222 You can go back to the original @dfn{emacs mode} by typing @kbd{C-z} in
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223 vi mode. Thus @kbd{C-z} toggles between these two modes.@refill
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224
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225 Note that modes in VIP exist orthogonally to modes in Emacs. This means
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226 that you can be in vi mode and at the same time, say, shell mode.
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227
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228 Vi mode corresponds to Vi's command mode. From vi mode you can enter
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229 @dfn{insert mode} (which corresponds to Vi's insert mode) by usual Vi command
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230 keys like @kbd{i}, @kbd{a}, @kbd{o} @dots{} etc.
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231
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232 In insert mode, the mode line will look like this:
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233 @example
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234 -----Insert *scratch* (Lisp Interaction)----All------------
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235 @end example
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236 @noindent
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237 You can exit from insert mode by hitting @key{ESC} key as you do in Vi.
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238
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239 That VIP has three modes may seem very complicated, but in fact it is not
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240 so. VIP is implemented so that you can do most editing remaining only
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241 in the two modes for Vi (that is vi mode and insert mode).
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242
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243 @ifinfo
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244 The figure below shows the transition of three modes in VIP.
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245 @display
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246
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247
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248 === C-z ==> == i,o ... ==>
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249 emacs mode vi mode insert mode
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250 <== X-z === <=== ESC ====
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251 @end display
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252 @end ifinfo
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253
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254 @menu
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255 * Emacs Mode:: This is the mode you should know better.
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256 * Vi Mode:: Vi commands are executed in this mode.
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257 * Insert Mode:: You can enter text, and also can do editing if you
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258 know enough Emacs commands.
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259 @end menu
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260
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261 @node Emacs Mode, Vi Mode, Modes in VIP, Modes in VIP
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262 @subsection Emacs Mode
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263
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264 @kindex 032 @kbd{C-z} (@code{vip-change-mode-to-vi})
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265
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266 You will be in this mode just after you loaded VIP. You can do all
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267 normal Emacs editing in this mode. Note that the key @kbd{C-z} is globally
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268 bound to @code{vip-change-mode-to-vi}. So, if you type @kbd{C-z} in this mode
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269 then you will be in vi mode.@refill
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270
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271 @node Vi Mode, Insert Mode, Emacs Mode, Modes in VIP
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272 @subsection Vi Mode
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273
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274 This mode corresponds to Vi's command mode. Most Vi commands work as they
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275 do in Vi. You can go back to emacs mode by typing @kbd{C-z}. You can
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276 enter insert mode, just as in Vi, by typing @kbd{i}, @kbd{a} etc.
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277
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278 @node Insert Mode, Differences from Vi, Vi Mode, Modes in VIP
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279 @subsection Insert Mode
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280
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281 The key bindings in this mode is the same as in the emacs mode except for
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282 the following 4 keys. So, you can move around in the buffer and change
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283 its content while you are in insert mode.
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284
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285 @table @kbd
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286 @item @key{ESC}
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287 @kindex 033 @kbd{ESC} (@code{vip-change-mode-to-vi}) (insert mode)
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288 This key will take you back to vi mode.
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289 @item C-h
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290 @kindex 010 @kbd{C-h} (@code{vip-delete-backward-char}) (insert mode)
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291 Delete previous character.
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292 @item C-w
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293 @kindex 027 @kbd{C-w} (@code{vip-delete-backward-word}) (insert mode)
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294 Delete previous word.
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295 @item C-z
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296 @kindex 032 @kbd{C-z} (@code{vip-ESC}) (insert mode)
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297 Typing this key has the same effect as typing @key{ESC} in emacs mode.
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298 Thus typing @kbd{C-z x} in insert mode will have the same effect as typing
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299 @kbd{ESC x} in emacs mode.
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300 @end table
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301
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302 @node Differences from Vi, Undoing, Insert Mode, Survey
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303 @section Differences from Vi
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304
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305 The major differences from Vi are explained below.
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306
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307 @menu
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308 * Undoing:: You can undo more in VIP.
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309 * Changing:: Commands for changing the text.
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310 * Searching:: Search commands.
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311 * z Command:: You can now use zH, zM and zL as well as z- etc.
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312 * Counts:: Some Vi commands which do not accept a count now
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313 accept one.
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314 * Marking:: You can now mark the current point, beginning of
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315 the buffer etc.
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316 * Region Commands:: You can now give a region as an argument for delete
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317 commands etc.
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318 * New Commands:: Some new commands not available in Vi are added.
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319 * New Bindings:: Bindings of some keys are changed for the
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320 convenience of editing under Emacs.
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321 * Window Commands:: Commands for moving among windows etc.
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322 * Buffer Commands:: Commands for selecting buffers etc.
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323 * File Commands:: Commands for visiting files etc.
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324 * Misc Commands:: Other useful commands.
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325 @end menu
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326
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327 @node Undoing, Changing, Differences from Vi, Differences from Vi
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328 @subsection Undoing
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329
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330 @kindex 165 @kbd{u} (@code{vip-undo})
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331 @kindex 056 @kbd{.} (@code{vip-repeat})
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332
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333 You can repeat undoing by the @kbd{.} key. So, @kbd{u} will undo
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334 a single change, while @kbd{u .@: .@: .@:}, for instance, will undo 4 previous
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335 changes. Undo is undoable as in Vi. So the content of the buffer will
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336 be the same before and after @kbd{u u}.@refill
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337
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338 @node Changing, Searching, Undoing, Differences from Vi
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339 @subsection Changing
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340
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341 Some commands which change a small number of characters are executed
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342 slightly differently. Thus, if point is at the beginning of a word
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343 @samp{foo} and you wished to change it to @samp{bar} by typing @w{@kbd{c w}},
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344 then VIP will prompt you for a new word in the minibuffer by the prompt
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345 @samp{foo => }. You can then enter @samp{bar} followed by @key{RET} or
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346 @key{ESC} to complete the command. Before you enter @key{RET} or
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347 @key{ESC} you can abort the command by typing @kbd{C-g}. In general,
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348 @kindex 007 @kbd{C-g} (@code{vip-keyboard-quit})
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349 you can abort a partially formed command by typing @kbd{C-g}.@refill
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350
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351 @node Searching, z Command, Changing, Differences from Vi
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352 @subsection Searching
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353
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354 @kindex 057 @kbd{/} (@code{vip-search-forward})
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355 @kindex 077 @kbd{?} (@code{vip-search-backward})
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356
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357 As in Vi, searching is done by @kbd{/} and @kbd{?}. The string will be
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358 searched literally by default. To invoke a regular expression search,
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359 first execute the search command @kbd{/} (or @kbd{?}) with empty search
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360 string. (I.e, type @kbd{/} followed by @key{RET}.)
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361 A search for empty string will toggle the search mode between vanilla
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362 search and regular expression search. You cannot give an offset to the
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363 search string. (It is a limitation.) By default, search will wrap around
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364 the buffer as in Vi. You can change this by rebinding the variable
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365 @code{vip-search-wrap-around}. @xref{Customization}, for how to do this.@refill
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366
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367 @node z Command, Counts, Searching, Differences from Vi
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368 @subsection z Command
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369
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370 @kindex 1723 @kbd{z H} (@code{vip-line-to-top})
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371 @kindex 1721 @kbd{z RET} (@code{vip-line-to-top})
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372 @kindex 1723 @kbd{z M} (@code{vip-line-to-middle})
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373 @kindex 1722 @kbd{z .} (@code{vip-line-to-middle})
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374 @kindex 1723 @kbd{z L} (@code{vip-line-to-bottom})
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375 @kindex 1722 @kbd{z -} (@code{vip-line-to-bottom})
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376
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377 For those of you who cannot remember which of @kbd{z} followed by @key{RET},
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378 @kbd{.}@: and @kbd{-} do what. You can also use @kbd{z} followed by @kbd{H},
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379 @kbd{M} and @kbd{L} to place the current line in the Home (Middle, and
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380 Last) line of the window.@refill
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381
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382 @node Counts, Marking, z Command, Differences from Vi
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383 @subsection Counts
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384
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385 Some Vi commands which do not accept a count now accept one
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386
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387 @table @kbd
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388 @item p
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389 @itemx P
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390 @kindex 160 @kbd{p} (@code{vip-put-back})
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391 @kindex 120 @kbd{P} (@code{vip-Put-back})
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392 Given counts, text will be yanked (in Vi's sense) that many times. Thus
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393 @kbd{3 p} is the same as @kbd{p p p}.
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394 @item o
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395 @itemx O
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396 @kindex 157 @kbd{o} (@code{vip-open-line})
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397 @kindex 117 @kbd{O} (@code{vip-Open-line})
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398 Given counts, that many copies of text will be inserted. Thus
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399 @kbd{o a b c @key{ESC}} will insert 3 lines of @samp{abc} below the current
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400 line.
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401 @item /
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402 @itemx ?
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403 @kindex 057 @kbd{/} (@code{vip-search-forward})
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404 @kindex 077 @kbd{?} (@code{vip-search-backward})
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405 Given a count @var{n}, @var{n}-th occurrence will be searched.
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406 @end table
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407
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408 @node Marking, Region Commands, Counts, Differences from Vi
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409 @subsection Marking
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410
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411 Typing an @kbd{m} followed by a lower-case character @var{ch} marks the
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412 point to the register named @var{ch} as in Vi. In addition to these, we
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413 have following key bindings for marking.
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414
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415 @kindex 155 @kbd{m} (@code{vip-mark-point})
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416
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417 @table @kbd
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418 @item m <
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419 Set mark at the beginning of buffer.
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420 @item m >
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421 Set mark at the end of buffer.
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422 @item m .
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423 Set mark at point (and push old mark on mark ring).
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424 @item m ,
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425 Jump to mark (and pop mark off the mark ring).
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426 @end table
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427
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428 @node Region Commands, New Commands, Marking, Differences from Vi
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429 @subsection Region Commands
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430
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431 @cindex region
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432
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433 Vi operators like @kbd{d}, @kbd{c} etc. are usually used in combination
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434 with motion commands. It is now possible to use current region as the
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435 argument to these operators. (A @dfn{region} is a part of buffer
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436 delimited by point and mark.) The key @kbd{r} is used for this purpose.
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437 Thus @kbd{d r} will delete the current region. If @kbd{R} is used instead
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438 of @kbd{r} the region will first be enlarged so that it will become the
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439 smallest region containing the original region and consisting of whole
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440 lines. Thus @kbd{m .@: d R} will have the same effect as @kbd{d d}.@refill
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441
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442 @node New Commands, New Bindings, Region Commands, Differences from Vi
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443 @subsection Some New Commands
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444
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445 Note that the keys below (except for @kbd{R}) are not used in Vi.
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446
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447 @table @kbd
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448 @item C-a
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449 @kindex 001 @kbd{C-a} (@code{vip-beginning-of-line})
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450 Move point to the beginning of line.
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451 @item C-n
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452 @kindex 016 @kbd{C-n} (@code{vip-next-window})
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453 If you have two or more windows in the screen, this key will move point to
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454 the next window.
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455 @item C-o
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456 @kindex 017 @kbd{C-o} (@code{vip-open-line-at-point})
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457 Insert a newline and leave point before it, and then enter insert mode.
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458 @item C-r
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459 @kindex 022 @kbd{C-r} (@code{isearch-backward})
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460 Backward incremental search.
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461 @item C-s
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462 @kindex 023 @kbd{C-s} (@code{isearch-forward})
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463 Forward incremental search.
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464 @item C-c
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465 @itemx C-x
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466 @itemx @key{ESC}
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467 @kindex 003 @kbd{C-c} (@code{vip-ctl-c})
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468 @kindex 0300 @kbd{C-x} (@code{vip-ctl-x})
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469 @kindex 033 @kbd{ESC} (@code{vip-ESC})
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470 These keys will exit from vi mode and return to emacs mode temporarily. If
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471 you hit one of these keys, Emacs will be in emacs mode and will believe
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472 that you hit that key in emacs mode. For example, if you hit @kbd{C-x}
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473 followed by @kbd{2}, then the current window will be split into 2 and you
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474 will be in vi mode again.
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475 @item \
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476 @kindex 134 @kbd{\} (@code{vip-escape-to-emacs})
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477 Escape to emacs mode. Hitting @kbd{\} will take you to emacs mode, and you
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478 can execute a single Emacs command. After executing the Emacs command you
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479 will be in vi mode again. You can give a count before typing @kbd{\}.
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480 Thus @kbd{5 \ *}, as well as @kbd{\ C-u 5 *}, will insert @samp{*****}
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481 before point. Similarly @kbd{1 0 \ C-p} will move the point 10 lines above
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482 the current line.@refill
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483 @item K
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484 @kindex 113 @kbd{K} (@code{vip-kill-buffer})
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485 Kill current buffer if it is not modified. Useful when you selected a
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486 buffer which you did not want.
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487 @item Q
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488 @itemx R
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489 @kindex 121 @kbd{Q} (@code{vip-query-replace})
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490 @kindex 122 @kbd{R} (@code{vip-replace-string})
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491 @kbd{Q} is for query replace and @kbd{R} is for replace. By default,
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492 string to be replaced are treated literally. If you wish to do a regular
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493 expression replace, first do replace with empty string as the string to be
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494 replaced. In this way, you can toggle between vanilla and regular
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495 expression replacement.
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496 @item v
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497 @itemx V
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498 @kindex 166 @kbd{v} (@code{vip-find-file})
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499 @kindex 126 @kbd{V} (@code{vip-find-file-other-window})
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500 These keys are used to Visit files. @kbd{v} will switch to a buffer
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501 visiting file whose name can be entered in the minibuffer. @kbd{V} is
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502 similar, but will use window different from the current window.
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503 @item #
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504 @kindex 0430 @kbd{#} (@code{vip-command-argument})
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505 If followed by a certain character @var{ch}, it becomes an operator whose
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506 argument is the region determined by the motion command that follows.
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507 Currently, @var{ch} can be one of @kbd{c}, @kbd{C}, @kbd{g}, @kbd{q} and
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508 @kbd{s}.@refill
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509 @item # c
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510 @kindex 0432 @kbd{# c} (@code{downcase-region})
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511 Change upper-case characters in the region to lower case
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512 (@code{downcase-region}).
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513 @item # C
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514 @kindex 0431 @kbd{# C} (@code{upcase-region})
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515 Change lower-case characters in the region to upper case. For instance,
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516 @kbd{# C 3 w} will capitalize 3 words from the current point
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517 (@code{upcase-region}).
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518 @item # g
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519 @kindex 0432 @kbd{# g} (@code{vip-global-execute})
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520 Execute last keyboard macro for each line in the region
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521 (@code{vip-global-execute}).@refill
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522 @item # q
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523 @kindex 0432 @kbd{# q} (@code{vip-quote-region})
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524 Insert specified string at the beginning of each line in the region
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525 (@code{vip-quote-region}).
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526 @item # s
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527 @kindex 0432 @kbd{# s} (@code{spell-region})
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528 Check spelling of words in the region (@code{spell-region}).
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529 @item *
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530 @kindex 052 @kbd{*} (@code{vip-call-last-kbd-macro})
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531 Call last keyboard macro.
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532 @end table
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533
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534 @node New Bindings, Window Commands, New Commands, Differences from Vi
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535 @subsection New Key Bindings
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536
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537 In VIP the meanings of some keys are entirely different from Vi. These key
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538 bindings are done deliberately in the hope that editing under Emacs will
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539 become easier. It is however possible to rebind these keys to functions
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540 which behave similarly as in Vi. @xref{Customizing Key Bindings}, for
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541 details.
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542
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543 @table @kbd
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544 @item C-g
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545 @itemx g
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546 @kindex 007 @kbd{C-g} (@code{vip-keyboard-quit})
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547 @kindex 147 @kbd{g} (@code{vip-info-on-file})
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548 In Vi, @kbd{C-g} is used to get information about the file associated to
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549 the current buffer. Here, @kbd{g} will do that, and @kbd{C-g} is
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550 used to abort a command (this is for compatibility with emacs mode.)
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551 @item SPC
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552 @itemx @key{RET}
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553 @kindex 040 @kbd{SPC} (@code{vip-scroll})
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554 @kindex 015 @kbd{RET} (@code{vip-scroll-back})
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555 Now these keys will scroll up and down the text of current window.
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556 Convenient for viewing the text.
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557 @item s
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558 @itemx S
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559 @kindex 163 @kbd{s} (@code{vip-switch-to-buffer})
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560 @kindex 123 @kbd{S} (@code{vip-switch-to-buffer-other-window})
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561 They are used to switch to a specified buffer. Useful for switching to
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562 already existing buffer since buffer name completion is provided. Also
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563 a default buffer will be given as part of the prompt, to which you can
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564 switch by just typing @key{RET} key. @kbd{s} is used to select buffer
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565 in the current window, while @kbd{S} selects buffer in another window.
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566 @item C
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567 @itemx X
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568 @kindex 103 @kbd{C} (@code{vip-ctl-c-equivalent})
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569 @kindex 1300 @kbd{X} (@code{vip-ctl-x-equivalent})
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570 These keys will exit from vi mode and return to emacs mode temporarily.
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571 If you type @kbd{C} (@kbd{X}), Emacs will be in emacs mode and will believe
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572 that you have typed @kbd{C-c} (@kbd{C-x}, resp.) in emacs mode. Moreover,
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573 if the following character you type is an upper-case letter, then Emacs
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574 will believe that you have typed the corresponding control character.
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575 You will be in vi mode again after the command is executed. For example,
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576 typing @kbd{X S} in vi mode is the same as typing @kbd{C-x C-s} in emacs
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577 mode. You get the same effect by typing @kbd{C-x C-s} in vi mode, but
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578 the idea here is that you can execute useful Emacs commands without typing
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579 control characters. For example, if you hit @kbd{X} (or @kbd{C-x}) followed
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580 by @kbd{2}, then the current window will be split into 2 and you will be in
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581 vi mode again.@refill
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582 @end table
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583
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584 In addition to these, @code{ctl-x-map} is slightly modified:
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585
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586 @kindex 1301 @kbd{X 3} (@code{vip-buffer-in-two-windows})
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587
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588 @table @kbd
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589 @item X 3
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590 @itemx C-x 3
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591 This is equivalent to @kbd{C-x 1 C-x 2} (1 + 2 = 3).
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592 @end table
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593
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594 @node Window Commands, Buffer Commands, New Bindings, Differences from Vi
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595 @subsection Window Commands
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596
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597 In this and following subsections, we give a summary of key bindings for
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598 basic functions related to windows, buffers and files.
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599
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600 @table @kbd
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601 @item C-n
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602 @kindex 016 @kbd{C-n} (@code{vip-next-window})
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603 Switch to next window.
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604 @item X 1
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605 @itemx C-x 1
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606 @kindex 1301 @kbd{X 1} (@code{delete-other-windows})
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607 Delete other windows.
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608 @item X 2
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609 @itemx C-x 2
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610 @kindex 1301 @kbd{X 2} (@code{split-window-vertically})
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611 Split current window into two windows.
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612 @item X 3
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613 @itemx C-x 3
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614 @kindex 1301 @kbd{X 3} (@code{vip-buffer-in-two-windows})
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615 Show current buffer in two windows.
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616 @end table
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617
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618 @node Buffer Commands, File Commands, Window Commands, Differences from Vi
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619 @subsection Buffer Commands
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620
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621 @table @kbd
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622 @item s
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623 @kindex 163 @kbd{s} (@code{vip-switch-to-buffer})
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624 Switch to the specified buffer in the current window
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625 (@code{vip-switch-to-buffer}).
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626 @item S
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627 @kindex 123 @kbd{S} (@code{vip-switch-to-buffer-other-window})
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628 Switch to the specified buffer in another window
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629 (@code{vip-switch-to-buffer-other-window}).
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630 @item K
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631 @kindex 113 @kbd{K} (@code{vip-kill-buffer})
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632 Kill the current buffer if it is not modified.
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633 @item X S
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634 @itemx C-x C-s
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635 @kindex 1302 @kbd{X S} (@code{save-buffer})
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636 Save the current buffer in the file associated to the buffer.
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637 @end table
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638
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639 @node File Commands, Misc Commands, Buffer Commands, Differences from Vi
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640 @subsection File Commands
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641
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642 @table @kbd
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643 @item v
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644 @kindex 166 @kbd{v} (@code{vip-find-file})
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645 Visit specified file in the current window.
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646 @item V
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647 @kindex 126 @kbd{V} (@code{vip-find-file-other-window})
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648 Visit specified file in another window.
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649 @item X W
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650 @itemx C-x C-w
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651 @kindex 1302 @kbd{X W} (@code{write-file})
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652 Write current buffer into the specified file.
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653 @item X I
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654 @itemx C-x C-i
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655 @kindex 1302 @kbd{X I} (@code{insert-file})
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656
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657 Insert specified file at point.
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658 @end table
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659
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660 @node Misc Commands, Vi Commands, File Commands, Differences from Vi
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661 @subsection Miscellaneous Commands
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662
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663 @table @kbd
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664 @item X (
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665 @itemx C-x (
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666 @kindex 1301 @kbd{X (} (@code{start-kbd-macro})
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667 Start remembering keyboard macro.
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668 @item X )
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669 @itemx C-x )
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670 @kindex 1301 @kbd{X )} (@code{end-kbd-macro})
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671 Finish remembering keyboard macro.
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672 @item *
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673 @kindex 052 @kbd{*} (@code{vip-call-last-kbd-macro})
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674 Call last remembered keyboard macro.
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675 @item X Z
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676 @itemx C-x C-z
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677 @kindex 1302 @kbd{X Z} (@code{suspend-emacs})
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678 Suspend Emacs.
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679 @item Z Z
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680 Exit Emacs.
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681 @itemx Q
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682 Query replace.
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683 @itemx R
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684 Replace.
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685 @end table
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686
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687 @node Vi Commands, Numeric Arguments, Misc Commands, Top
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688 @chapter Vi Commands
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689
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690 This chapter describes Vi commands other than Ex commands implemented in
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691 VIP. Except for the last section which discusses insert mode, all the
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692 commands described in this chapter are to be used in vi mode.
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693
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694 @menu
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695 * Numeric Arguments:: Many commands accept numeric arguments
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696 * Important Keys:: Some very important keys.
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697 * Buffers and Windows:: Commands for handling buffers and windows.
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698 * Files:: Commands for handling files.
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699 * Viewing the Buffer:: How you can view the current buffer.
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700 * Mark Commands:: Marking positions in a buffer.
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701 * Motion Commands:: Commands for moving point.
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702 * Searching and Replacing:: Commands for searching and replacing.
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703 * Modifying Commands:: Commands for modifying the buffer.
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704 * Other Vi Commands:: Miscellaneous Commands.
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705 * Commands in Insert Mode:: Commands for entering insert mode.
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706 @end menu
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707
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708 @node Numeric Arguments, Important Keys, Vi Commands, Vi Commands
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709 @section Numeric Arguments
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710
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711 @cindex numeric arguments
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712 @cindex count
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713 @kindex 061 @kbd{1} (numeric argument)
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714 @kindex 062 @kbd{2} (numeric argument)
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715 @kindex 063 @kbd{3} (numeric argument)
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716 @kindex 064 @kbd{4} (numeric argument)
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717 @kindex 065 @kbd{5} (numeric argument)
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718 @kindex 066 @kbd{6} (numeric argument)
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719 @kindex 067 @kbd{7} (numeric argument)
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720 @kindex 068 @kbd{8} (numeric argument)
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721 @kindex 069 @kbd{9} (numeric argument)
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722
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723 Most Vi commands accept a @dfn{numeric argument} which can be supplied as
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724 a prefix to the commands. A numeric argument is also called a @dfn{count}.
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725 In many cases, if a count is given, the command is executed that many times.
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726 For instance, @kbd{5 d d} deletes 5 lines while simple @kbd{d d} deletes a
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727 line. In this manual the metavariable @var{n} will denote a count.@refill
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728
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729 @node Important Keys, Buffers and Windows, Numeric Arguments, Vi Commands
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730 @section Important Keys
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731
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732 The keys @kbd{C-g} and @kbd{C-l} are unique in that their associated
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733 functions are the same in any of emacs, vi and insert mode.
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734
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735 @table @kbd
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736 @item C-g
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737 @kindex 007 @kbd{C-g} (@code{vip-keyboard-quit})
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738 Quit. Cancel running or partially typed command (@code{keyboard-quit}).
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739 @item C-l
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740 @kindex 014 @kbd{C-l} (@code{recenter})
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741 Clear the screen and reprint everything (@code{recenter}).
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742 @end table
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743
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744 In Emacs many commands are bound to the key strokes that start with
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745 @kbd{C-x}, @kbd{C-c} and @key{ESC}. These commands can be
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746 accessed from vi mode as easily as from emacs mode.@refill
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747
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748 @table @kbd
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749 @item C-x
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750 @itemx C-c
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751 @itemx @key{ESC}
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752 @kindex 003 @kbd{C-c} (@code{vip-ctl-c})
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753 @kindex 0300 @kbd{C-x} (@code{vip-ctl-x})
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754 @kindex 033 @kbd{ESC} (@code{vip-ESC})
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755 Typing one of these keys have the same effect as typing it in emacs mode.
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756 Appropriate command will be executed according as the keys you type after
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757 it. You will be in vi mode again after the execution of the command.
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758 For instance, if you type @kbd{@key{ESC} <} (in vi mode) then the cursor will
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759 move to the beginning of the buffer and you will still be in vi mode.
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760 @item C
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761 @itemx X
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762 @kindex 103 @kbd{C} (@code{vip-ctl-c-equivalent})
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763 @kindex 1300 @kbd{X} (@code{vip-ctl-x-equivalent})
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764 Typing one of these keys have the effect of typing the corresponding
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765 control character in emacs mode. Moreover, if you type an upper-case
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766 character following it, that character will also be translated to the
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767 corresponding control character. Thus typing @kbd{X W} in vi mode is the
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768 same as typing @kbd{C-x C-w} in emacs mode. You will be in vi mode again
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769 after the execution of a command.
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770 @item \
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771 @kindex 134 @kbd{\} (@code{vip-escape-to-emacs})
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772 Escape to emacs mode. Hitting the @kbd{\} key will take you to emacs mode,
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773 and you can execute a single Emacs command. After executing the
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774 Emacs command you will be in vi mode again. You can give a count before
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775 typing @kbd{\}. Thus @kbd{5 \ +}, as well as @kbd{\ C-u 5 +}, will insert
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776 @samp{+++++} before point.@refill
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777 @end table
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778
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779 @node Buffers and Windows, Files, Important Keys, Vi Commands
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780 @section Buffers and Windows
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781
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782 @cindex buffer
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783 @cindex selected buffer
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784 @cindex current buffer
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785
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786 In Emacs the text you edit is stored in a @dfn{buffer}.
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787 See GNU Emacs Manual, for details. There is always one @dfn{current}
39cfe73648c8 selected buffer <=> current buffer.
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788 buffer, also called the @dfn{selected buffer}.@refill
25829
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789
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790 @cindex window
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791 @cindex modified (buffer)
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792
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793 You can see the contents of buffers through @dfn{windows} created by Emacs.
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794 When you have multiple windows on the screen only one of them is selected.
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795 Each buffer has a unique name, and each window has a mode line which shows
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796 the name of the buffer associated with the window and other information
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797 about the status of the buffer. You can change the format of the mode
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798 line, but normally if you see @samp{**} at the beginning of a mode line it
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799 means that the buffer is @dfn{modified}. If you write out the content of
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800 the buffer to a file, then the buffer will become not modified. Also if
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801 you see @samp{%%} at the beginning of the mode line, it means that the file
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802 associated with the buffer is write protected.
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803
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804 We have the following commands related to windows and buffers.
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805
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806 @table @kbd
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807 @item C-n
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808 @kindex 016 @kbd{C-n} (@code{vip-next-window})
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809 Move cursor to the next-window (@code{vip-next-window}).
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810 @item X 1
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811 @kindex 1301 @kbd{X 1} (@code{delete-other-windows})
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812 Delete other windows and make the selected window fill the screen
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813 @*(@code{delete-other-windows}).
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814 @item X 2
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815 @kindex 1301 @kbd{X 2} (@code{split-window-vertically})
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816 Split current window into two windows (@code{split-window-vertically}).
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817 @item X 3
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818 @kindex 1301 @kbd{X 3} (@code{vip-buffer-in-two-windows})
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819 Show current buffer in two windows.
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820 @item s @var{buffer} @key{RET}
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821 @kindex 163 @kbd{s} (@code{vip-switch-to-buffer})
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822 Select or create a buffer named @var{buffer} (@code{vip-switch-to-buffer}).
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823 @item S @var{buffer} @key{RET}
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824 @kindex 123 @kbd{S} (@code{vip-switch-to-buffer-other-window})
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825 Similar but select a buffer named @var{buffer} in another window
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826 @*(@code{vip-switch-to-buffer-other-window}).
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827 @item K
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828 @kindex 113 @kbd{K} (@code{vip-kill-buffer})
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829 Kill the current buffer if it is not modified or if it is not associated
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830 with a file @*(@code{vip-kill-buffer}).
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831 @item X B
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832 @kindex 1302 @kbd{X B} (@code{list-buffers})
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833 List the existing buffers (@code{list-buffers}).
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834 @end table
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835
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836 @cindex buffer name completion
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837
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838 As @dfn{buffer name completion} is provided, you have only to type in
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839 initial substring of the buffer name which is sufficient to identify it
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840 among names of existing buffers. After that, if you hit @key{TAB} the rest
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841 of the buffer name will be supplied by the system, and you can confirm it
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842 by @key{RET}. The default buffer name to switch to will also be prompted,
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843 and you can select it by giving a simple @key{RET}. See GNU Emacs Manual
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844 for details of completion.
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845
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846 @node Files, Viewing the Buffer, Buffers and Windows, Vi Commands
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847 @section Files
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848
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849 We have the following commands related to files. They are used to visit,
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850 save and insert files.
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851
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852 @table @kbd
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853 @item v @var{file} @key{RET}
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854 @kindex 166 @kbd{v} (@code{vip-find-file})
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855 Visit specified file in the current window (@code{vip-find-file}).
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856 @item V @var{file} @key{RET}
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857 @kindex 126 @kbd{V} (@code{vip-find-file-other-window})
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858 Visit specified file in another window (@code{vip-find-file-other-window}).
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859 @item X S
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860 @kindex 1302 @kbd{X S} (@code{save-buffer})
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861 Save current buffer to the file associated with the buffer. If no file is
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862 associated with the buffer, the name of the file to write out the content
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863 of the buffer will be asked in the minibuffer.
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864 @item X W @var{file} @key{RET}
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865 @kindex 1302 @kbd{X W} (@code{write-file})
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866 Write current buffer into a specified file.
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867 @item X I @var{file} @key{RET}
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868 @kindex 1302 @kbd{X I} (@code{insert-file})
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869 Insert a specified file at point.
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870 @item g
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871 @kindex 147 @kbd{g} (@code{vip-info-on-file})
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872 Give information on the file associated with the current buffer. Tell you
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873 the name of the file associated with the buffer, the line number of the
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874 current point and total line numbers in the buffer. If no file is
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875 associated with the buffer, this fact will be indicated by the null file
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876 name @samp{""}.
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877 @end table
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878
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879 @cindex visiting (a file)
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880 @cindex default directory
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881
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882 In Emacs, you can edit a file by @dfn{visiting} it. If you wish to visit a
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883 file in the current window, you can just type @kbd{v}. Emacs maintains the
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884 @dfn{default directory} which is specific to each buffer. Suppose, for
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885 instance, that the default directory of the current buffer is
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886 @file{/usr/masahiko/lisp/}. Then you will get the following prompt in the
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887 minibuffer.@refill
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888 @example
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889 visit file: /usr/masahiko/lisp/
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890 @end example
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891 @noindent
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892 @cindex file name completion
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893 If you wish to visit, say, @file{vip.el} in this directory, then you can
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894 just type @samp{vip.el} followed by @key{RET}. If the file @file{vip.el}
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895 already exists in the directory, Emacs will visit that file, and if not,
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896 the file will be created. Emacs will use the file name (@file{vip.el}, in
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897 this case) as the name of the buffer visiting the file. In order to make
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898 the buffer name unique, Emacs may append @samp{<2>}, @samp{<3>} etc., to
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899 the buffer name. As the @dfn{file name completion} is provided here, you
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900 can sometime save typing. For instance, suppose there is only one file in the
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901 default directory whose name starts with @samp{v}, that is @samp{vip.el}.
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902 Then if you just type @kbd{v @key{TAB}} then it will be completed to
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903 @samp{vip.el}. Thus, in this case, you just have to type @kbd{v v @key{TAB}
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904 @key{RET}} to visit @file{/usr/masahiko/lisp/vip.el}. Continuing the
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905 example, let us now suppose that you wished to visit the file
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906 @file{/usr/masahiko/man/vip.texinfo}. Then to the same prompt which you get
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907 after you typed @kbd{v}, you can enter @samp{/usr/masahiko/man/vip.texinfo} or
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908 @samp{../man/vip.texinfo} followed by @key{RET}.
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909
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910 Use @kbd{V} instead of @kbd{v}, if you wish to visit a file in another
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911 window.
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912
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913 You can verify which file you are editing by typing @kbd{g}. (You can also
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914 type @kbd{X B} to get nformation on other buffers too.) If you type
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915 @kbd{g} you will get an information like below in the echo area:@refill
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916 @example
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917 "/usr/masahiko/man/vip.texinfo" line 921 of 1949
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918 @end example
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919
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920 After you edited the buffer (@samp{vip.texinfo}, in our example) for a while,
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921 you may wish to save it in a file. If you wish to save it in the file
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922 associated with the buffer (@file{/usr/masahiko/man/vip.texinfo}, in this
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923 case), you can just say @kbd{X S}. If you wish to save it in another file,
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924 you can type @kbd{X W}. You will then get a similar prompt as you get for
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925 @kbd{v}, to which you can enter the file name.@refill
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926
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927 @node Viewing the Buffer, Mark Commands, Files, Vi Commands
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928 @section Viewing the Buffer
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929
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930 In this and next section we discuss commands for moving around in the
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931 buffer. These command do not change the content of the buffer. The
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932 following commands are useful for viewing the content of the current
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933 buffer.
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934
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935 @table @kbd
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936 @item @key{SPC}
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937 @itemx C-f
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938 @kindex 040 @kbd{SPC} (@code{vip-scroll})
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939 @kindex 006 @kbd{C-f} (@code{vip-scroll-back})
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940 Scroll text of current window upward almost full screen. You can go
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941 @i{forward} in the buffer by this command (@code{vip-scroll}).
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942 @item @key{RET}
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943 @itemx C-b
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944 @kindex 015 @kbd{RET} (@code{vip-scroll-back})
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945 @kindex 002 @kbd{C-b} (@code{vip-scroll-back})
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946 Scroll text of current window downward almost full screen. You can go
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947 @i{backward} in the buffer by this command (@code{vip-scroll-back}).
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948 @itemx C-d
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949 @kindex 004 @kbd{C-d} (@code{vip-scroll-up})
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950 Scroll text of current window upward half screen. You can go
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951 @i{down} in the buffer by this command (@code{vip-scroll-down}).
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952 @itemx C-u
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953 @kindex 025 @kbd{C-u} (@code{vip-scroll-down})
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954 Scroll text of current window downward half screen. You can go
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955 @i{up} in the buffer by this command (@code{vip-scroll-up}).
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956 @item C-y
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957 @kindex 031 @kbd{C-y} (@code{vip-scroll-down-one})
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958 Scroll text of current window upward by one line (@code{vip-scroll-down-one}).
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959 @item C-e
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960 @kindex 005 @kbd{C-e} (@code{vip-scroll-up-one})
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961 Scroll text of current window downward by one line (@code{vip-scroll-up-one}).
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962 @end table
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963 @noindent
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964 You can repeat these commands by giving a count. Thus, @kbd{2 @key{SPC}}
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965 has the same effect as @kbd{@key{SPC} @key{SPC}}.
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966
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967 The following commands reposition point in the window.
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968
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969 @table @kbd
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970 @item z H
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971 @itemx z @key{RET}
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972 @kindex 1723 @kbd{z H} (@code{vip-line-to-top})
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973 @kindex 1721 @kbd{z RET} (@code{vip-line-to-top})
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974 Put point on the top (@i{home}) line in the window. So the current line
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975 becomes the top line in the window. Given a count @var{n}, point will be
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976 placed in the @var{n}-th line from top (@code{vip-line-to-top}).
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977 @item z M
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978 @itemx z .
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979 @kindex 1723 @kbd{z M} (@code{vip-line-to-middle})
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980 @kindex 1722 @kbd{z .} (@code{vip-line-to-middle})
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981 Put point on the @i{middle} line in the window. Given a count @var{n},
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982 point will be placed in the @var{n}-th line from the middle line
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983 (@code{vip-line-to-middle}).
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984 @item z L
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985 @itemx z -
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986 @kindex 1723 @kbd{z L} (@code{vip-line-to-bottom})
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987 @kindex 1722 @kbd{z -} (@code{vip-line-to-bottom})
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988 Put point on the @i{bottom} line in the window. Given a count @var{n},
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989 point will be placed in the @var{n}-th line from bottom
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990 (@code{vip-line-to-bottom}).
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991 @item C-l
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992 Center point in window and redisplay screen (@code{recenter}).
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993 @end table
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994
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995 @node Mark Commands, Motion Commands, Viewing the Buffer, Vi Commands
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996 @section Mark Commands
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997
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998 The following commands are used to mark positions in the buffer.
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999
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1000 @table @kbd
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1001 @item m @var{ch}
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1002 @kindex 155 @kbd{m} (@code{vip-mark-point})
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1003 Store current point in the register @var{ch}. @var{ch} must be a
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1004 lower-case ASCII letter.
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1005 @item m <
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1006 Set mark at the beginning of current buffer.
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1007 @item m >
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1008 Set mark at the end of current buffer.
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1009 @item m .
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1010 Set mark at point.
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1011 @item m ,
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1012 Jump to mark (and pop mark off the mark ring).
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1013 @end table
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1014
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1015 @cindex mark ring
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1016
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1017 Emacs uses the @dfn{mark ring} to store marked positions. The commands
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1018 @kbd{m <}, @kbd{m >} and @kbd{m .}@: not only set mark but also add it as the
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1019 latest element of the mark ring (replacing the oldest one). By repeating
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1020 the command `@kbd{m ,}' you can visit older and older marked positions. You
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1021 will eventually be in a loop as the mark ring is a ring.
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1022
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1023 @node Motion Commands, Searching and Replacing, Mark Commands, Vi Commands
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1024 @section Motion Commands
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1025
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1026 Commands for moving around in the current buffer are collected here. These
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1027 commands are used as an `argument' for the delete, change and yank commands
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1028 to be described in the next section.
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1029
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1030 @table @kbd
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1031 @item h
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1032 @kindex 150 @kbd{h} (@code{vip-backward-char})
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1033 Move point backward by one character. Signal error if point is at the
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1034 beginning of buffer, but (unlike Vi) do not complain otherwise
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1035 (@code{vip-backward-char}).
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1036 @item l
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1037 @kindex 154 @kbd{l} (@code{vip-forward-char})
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1038 Move point backward by one character. Signal error if point is at the
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1039 end of buffer, but (unlike Vi) do not complain otherwise
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1040 (@code{vip-forward-char}).
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1041 @item j
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1042 @kindex 152 @kbd{j} (@code{vip-next-line})
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1043 Move point to the next line keeping the current column. If point is on the
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1044 last line of the buffer, a new line will be created and point will move to
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1045 that line (@code{vip-next-line}).
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1046 @item k
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1047 @kindex 153 @kbd{k} (@code{vip-previous-line})
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1048 Move point to the previous line keeping the current column
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1049 (@code{vip-next-line}).
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1050 @item +
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1051 @kindex 053 @kbd{+} (@code{vip-next-line-at-bol})
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1052 Move point to the next line at the first non-white character. If point is
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1053 on the last line of the buffer, a new line will be created and point will
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1054 move to the beginning of that line (@code{vip-next-line-at-bol}).
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1055 @item -
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1056 @kindex 055 @kbd{-} (@code{vip-previous-line-at-bol})
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1057 Move point to the previous line at the first non-white character
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1058 (@code{vip-previous-line-at-bol}).
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1059 @end table
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1060 @noindent
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1061 If a count is given to these commands, the commands will be repeated that
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1062 many times.
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1063
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1064 @table @kbd
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1065 @item 0
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1066 @kindex 060 @kbd{0} (@code{vip-beginning-of-line})
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1067 Move point to the beginning of line (@code{vip-beginning-of-line}).
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1068 @item ^
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1069 @kindex 136 @kbd{^} (@code{vip-bol-and-skip-white})
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1070 Move point to the first non-white character on the line
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1071 (@code{vip-bol-and-skip-white}).
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1072 @item $
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1073 @kindex 044 @kbd{$} (@code{vip-goto-eol})
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1074 Move point to the end of line (@code{vip-goto-eol}).
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1075 @item @var{n} |
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1076 @kindex 174 @kbd{|} (@code{vip-goto-col})
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1077 Move point to the @var{n}-th column on the line (@code{vip-goto-col}).
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1078 @end table
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1079 @noindent
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1080 Except for the @kbd{|} command, these commands neglect a count.
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1081
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1082 @cindex word
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1083
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1084 @table @kbd
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1085 @item w
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1086 @kindex 167 @kbd{w} (@code{vip-forward-word})
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1087 Move point forward to the beginning of the next word
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1088 (@code{vip-forward-word}).
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1089 @item W
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1090 @kindex 127 @kbd{W} (@code{vip-forward-Word})
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1091 Move point forward to the beginning of the next word, where a @dfn{word} is
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1092 considered as a sequence of non-white characters (@code{vip-forward-Word}).
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1093 @item b
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1094 @kindex 142 @kbd{b} (@code{vip-backward-word})
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1095 Move point backward to the beginning of a word (@code{vip-backward-word}).
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1096 @item B
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1097 @kindex 102 @kbd{B} (@code{vip-backward-Word})
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1098 Move point backward to the beginning of a word, where a @i{word} is
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1099 considered as a sequence of non-white characters (@code{vip-forward-Word}).
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1100 @item e
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1101 @kindex 145 @kbd{e} (@code{vip-end-of-word})
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1102 Move point forward to the end of a word (@code{vip-end-of-word}).
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1103 @item E
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1104 @kindex 105 @kbd{E} (@code{vip-end-of-Word})
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1105 Move point forward to the end of a word, where a @i{word} is
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1106 considered as a sequence of non-white characters (@code{vip-end-of-Word}).
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1107 @end table
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1108 @noindent
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1109 @cindex syntax table
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1110 Here the meaning of the word `word' for the @kbd{w}, @kbd{b} and @kbd{e}
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1111 commands is determined by the @dfn{syntax table} effective in the current
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1112 buffer. Each major mode has its syntax mode, and therefore the meaning of
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1113 a word also changes as the major mode changes. See GNU Emacs Manual for
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1114 details of syntax table.
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1115
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1116 @table @kbd
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1117 @item H
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1118 @kindex 110 @kbd{H} (@code{vip-window-top})
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1119 Move point to the beginning of the @i{home} (top) line of the window.
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1120 Given a count @var{n}, go to the @var{n}-th line from top
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1121 (@code{vip-window-top}).
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1122 @item M
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1123 @kindex 115 @kbd{M} (@code{vip-window-middle})
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1124 Move point to the beginning of the @i{middle} line of the window. Given
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1125 a count @var{n}, go to the @var{n}-th line from the middle line
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1126 (@code{vip-window-middle}).
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1127 @item L
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1128 @kindex 114 @kbd{L} (@code{vip-window-bottom})
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1129 Move point to the beginning of the @i{lowest} (bottom) line of the
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1130 window. Given count, go to the @var{n}-th line from bottom
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1131 (@code{vip-window-bottom}).
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1132 @end table
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1133 @noindent
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1134 These commands can be used to go to the desired line visible on the screen.
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1135
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1136 @table @kbd
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1137 @item (
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1138 @kindex 050 @kbd{(} (@code{vip-backward-sentence})
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1139 Move point backward to the beginning of the sentence
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1140 (@code{vip-backward-sentence}).
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1141 @item )
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1142 @kindex 051 @kbd{)} (@code{vip-forward-sentence})
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1143 Move point forward to the end of the sentence
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1144 (@code{vip-forward-sentence}).
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1145 @item @{
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1146 @kindex 173 @kbd{@{} (@code{vip-backward-paragraph})
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1147 Move point backward to the beginning of the paragraph
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1148 (@code{vip-backward-paragraph}).
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1149 @item @}
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1150 @kindex 175 @kbd{@}} (@code{vip-forward-paragraph})
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1151 Move point forward to the end of the paragraph
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1152 (@code{vip-forward-paragraph}).
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1153 @end table
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1154 @noindent
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1155 A count repeats the effect for these commands.
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1156
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1157 @table @kbd
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1158 @item G
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1159 @kindex 107 @kbd{G} (@code{vip-goto-line})
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1160 Given a count @var{n}, move point to the @var{n}-th line in the buffer on
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1161 the first non-white character. Without a count, go to the end of the buffer
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1162 (@code{vip-goto-line}).
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1163 @item ` `
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1164 @kindex 140 @kbd{`} (@code{vip-goto-mark})
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1165 Exchange point and mark (@code{vip-goto-mark}).
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1166 @item ` @var{ch}
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1167 Move point to the position stored in the register @var{ch}. @var{ch} must
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1168 be a lower-case letter.
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1169 @item ' '
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1170 @kindex 047 @kbd{'} (@code{vip-goto-mark-and-skip-white})
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1171 Exchange point and mark, and then move point to the first non-white
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1172 character on the line (@code{vip-goto-mark-and-skip-white}).
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1173 @item ' @var{ch}
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1174 Move point to the position stored in the register @var{ch} and skip to the
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1175 first non-white character on the line. @var{ch} must be a lower-case letter.
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1176 @item %
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1177 @kindex 045 @kbd{%} (@code{vip-paren-match})
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1178 Move point to the matching parenthesis if point is looking at @kbd{(},
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1179 @kbd{)}, @kbd{@{}, @kbd{@}}, @kbd{[} or @kbd{]}
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1180 @*(@code{vip-paren-match}).
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1181 @end table
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1182 @noindent
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1183 The command @kbd{G} mark point before move, so that you can return to the
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1184 original point by @kbd{` `}. The original point will also be stored in
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1185 the mark ring.
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1186
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1187 The following commands are useful for moving points on the line. A count
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1188 will repeat the effect.
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1189
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1190 @table @kbd
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1191 @item f @var{ch}
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1192 @kindex 146 @kbd{f} (@code{vip-find-char-forward})
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1193 Move point forward to the character @var{ch} on the line. Signal error if
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1194 @var{ch} could not be found (@code{vip-find-char-forward}).
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1195 @item F @var{ch}
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1196 @kindex 106 @kbd{F} (@code{vip-find-char-backward})
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1197 Move point backward to the character @var{ch} on the line. Signal error if
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1198 @var{ch} could not be found (@code{vip-find-char-backward}).
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1199 @item t @var{ch}
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1200 @kindex 164 @kbd{t} (@code{vip-goto-char-forward})
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1201 Move point forward upto the character @var{ch} on the line. Signal error if
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1202 @var{ch} could not be found (@code{vip-goto-char-forward}).
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1203 @item T @var{ch}
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1204 @kindex 124 @kbd{T} (@code{vip-goto-char-backward})
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1205 Move point backward upto the character @var{ch} on the line. Signal error if
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1206 @var{ch} could not be found (@code{vip-goto-char-backward}).
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1207 @item ;
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1208 @kindex 073 @kbd{;} (@code{vip-repeat-find})
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1209 Repeat previous @kbd{f}, @kbd{t}, @kbd{F} or @kbd{T} command
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1210 (@code{vip-repeat-find}).
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1211 @item ,
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1212 @kindex 054 @kbd{,} (@code{vip-repeat-find-opposite})
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1213 Repeat previous @kbd{f}, @kbd{t}, @kbd{F} or @kbd{T} command, in the
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1214 opposite direction (@code{vip-repeat-find-opposite}).
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1215 @end table
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1216
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1217 @node Searching and Replacing, Modifying Commands, Motion Commands, Vi Commands
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1218 @section Searching and Replacing
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1219
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1220 Following commands are available for searching and replacing.
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1221
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1222 @cindex regular expression (search)
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1223
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1224 @table @kbd
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1225 @item / @var{string} @key{RET}
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1226 @kindex 057 @kbd{/} (@code{vip-search-forward})
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1227 Search the first occurrence of the string @var{string} forward starting
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1228 from point. Given a count @var{n}, the @var{n}-th occurrence of
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1229 @var{string} will be searched. If the variable @code{vip-re-search} has value
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1230 @code{t} then @dfn{regular expression} search is done and the string
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1231 matching the regular expression @var{string} is found. If you give an
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1232 empty string as @var{string} then the search mode will change from vanilla
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1233 search to regular expression search and vice versa
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1234 (@code{vip-search-forward}).
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1235 @item ? @var{string} @key{RET}
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1236 @kindex 077 @kbd{?} (@code{vip-search-backward})
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1237 Same as @kbd{/}, except that search is done backward
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1238 (@code{vip-search-backward}).
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1239 @item n
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1240 @kindex 156 @kbd{n} (@code{vip-search-next})
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1241 Search the previous search pattern in the same direction as before
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1242 (@code{vip-search-next}).
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1243 @item N
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1244 @kindex 116 @kbd{N} (@code{vip-search-Next})
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1245 Search the previous search pattern in the opposite direction
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1246 (@code{vip-search-Next}).
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1247 @item C-s
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1248 @kindex 023 @kbd{C-s} (@code{isearch-forward})
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1249 Search forward incrementally. See GNU Emacs Manual for details
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1250 (@code{isearch-forward}).
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1251 @item C-r
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1252 @kindex 022 @kbd{C-r} (@code{isearch-backward})
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1253 Search backward incrementally (@code{isearch-backward}).
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1254 @cindex vanilla (replacement)
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1255 @cindex regular expression (replacement)
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1256 @item R @var{string} RET @var{newstring}
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1257 @kindex 122 @kbd{R} (@code{vip-replace-string})
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1258 There are two modes of replacement, @dfn{vanilla} and @dfn{regular expression}.
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1259 If the mode is @i{vanilla} you will get a prompt @samp{Replace string:},
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1260 and if the mode is @i{regular expression} you will ge a prompt
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1261 @samp{Replace regexp:}. The mode is initially @i{vanilla}, but you can
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1262 toggle these modes by giving a null string as @var{string}. If the mode is
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1263 vanilla, this command replaces every occurrence of @var{string} with
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1264 @var{newstring}. If the mode is regular expression, @var{string} is
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1265 treated as a regular expression and every string matching the regular
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1266 expression is replaced with @var{newstring} (@code{vip-replace-string}).
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1267 @item Q @var{string} RET @var{newstring}
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1268 @kindex 121 @kbd{Q} (@code{vip-query-replace})
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1269 Same as @kbd{R} except that you will be asked form confirmation before each
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1270 replacement
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1271 @*(@code{vip-query-replace}).
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1272 @item r @var{ch}
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1273 @kindex 162 @kbd{r} (@code{vip-replace-char})
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1274 Replace the character point is looking at by the character @var{ch}. Give
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1275 count, replace that many characters by @var{ch} (@code{vip-replace-char}).
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1276 @end table
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1277 @noindent
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1278 The commands @kbd{/} and @kbd{?} mark point before move, so that you can
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1279 return to the original point by @w{@kbd{` `}}.
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1280
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1281 @node Modifying Commands, Delete Commands, Searching and Replacing, Vi Commands
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1282 @section Modifying Commands
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1283
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1284 In this section, commands for modifying the content of a buffer are
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1285 described. These commands affect the region determined by a motion command
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1286 which is given to the commands as their argument.
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1287
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1288 @cindex point commands
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1289 @cindex line commands
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1290
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1291 We classify motion commands into @dfn{point commands} and
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1292 @dfn{line commands}. The point commands are as follows:
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1293 @example
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1294 @kbd{h}, @kbd{l}, @kbd{0}, @kbd{^}, @kbd{$}, @kbd{w}, @kbd{W}, @kbd{b}, @kbd{B}, @kbd{e}, @kbd{E}, @kbd{(}, @kbd{)}, @kbd{/}, @kbd{?}, @kbd{`}, @kbd{f}, @kbd{F}, @kbd{t}, @kbd{T}, @kbd{%}, @kbd{;}, @kbd{,}
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1295 @end example
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1296 @noindent
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1297 The line commands are as follows:
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1298 @example
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1299 @kbd{j}, @kbd{k}, @kbd{+}, @kbd{-}, @kbd{H}, @kbd{M}, @kbd{L}, @kbd{@{}, @kbd{@}}, @kbd{G}, @kbd{'}
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1300 @end example
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1301 @noindent
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1302 @cindex expanding (region)
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1303 If a point command is given as an argument to a modifying command, the
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1304 region determined by the point command will be affected by the modifying
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diff changeset
1305 command. On the other hand, if a line command is given as an argument to a
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diff changeset
1306 modifying command, the region determined by the line command will be
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diff changeset
1307 enlarged so that it will become the smallest region properly containing the
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parents:
diff changeset
1308 region and consisting of whole lines (we call this process @dfn{expanding
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parents:
diff changeset
1309 the region}), and then the enlarged region will be affected by the modifying
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diff changeset
1310 command.
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1311
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1312 @menu
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1313 * Delete Commands:: Commands for deleting text.
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1314 * Yank Commands:: Commands for yanking text in Vi's sense.
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1315 * Put Back Commands:: Commands for putting back deleted/yanked text.
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1316 * Change Commands:: Commands for changing text.
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1317 * Repeating and Undoing Modifications::
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1318 @end menu
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1319 @node Delete Commands, Yank Commands, Modifying Commands, Modifying Commands
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1320 @subsection Delete Commands
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1321
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1322 @table @kbd
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1323 @item d @var{motion-command}
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1324 @kindex 1440 @kbd{d} (@code{vip-command-argument})
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1325 Delete the region determined by the motion command @var{motion-command}.
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1326 @end table
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1327 @noindent
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1328 For example, @kbd{d $} will delete the region between point and end of
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diff changeset
1329 current line since @kbd{$} is a point command that moves point to end of line.
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1330 @kbd{d G} will delete the region between the beginning of current line and
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diff changeset
1331 end of the buffer, since @kbd{G} is a line command. A count given to the
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diff changeset
1332 command above will become the count for the associated motion command.
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1333 Thus, @kbd{3 d w} will delete three words.
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1334
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1335 @kindex 042 @kbd{"} (@code{vip-command-argument})
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1336 It is also possible to save the deleted text into a register you specify.
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1337 For example, you can say @kbd{" t 3 d w} to delete three words and save it
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1338 to register @kbd{t}. The name of a register is a lower-case letter between
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1339 @kbd{a} and @kbd{z}. If you give an upper-case letter as an argument to
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diff changeset
1340 a delete command, then the deleted text will be appended to the content of
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diff changeset
1341 the register having the corresponding lower-case letter as its name. So,
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diff changeset
1342 @kbd{" T d w} will delete a word and append it to register @kbd{t}. Other
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diff changeset
1343 modifying commands also accept a register name as their argument, and we
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diff changeset
1344 will not repeat similar explanations.
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parents:
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1345
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diff changeset
1346 We have more delete commands as below.
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parents:
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1347
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1348 @table @kbd
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1349 @item d d
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1350 @kindex 1442 @kbd{d d}
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1351 Delete a line. Given a count @var{n}, delete @var{n} lines.
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1352 @item d r
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1353 @kindex 1442 @kbd{d r}
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1354 Delete current region.
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1355 @item d R
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1356 @kindex 1441 @kbd{d R}
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1357 Expand current region and delete it.
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1358 @item D
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1359 @kindex 104 @kbd{D} (@code{vip-kill-line})
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1360 Delete to the end of a line (@code{vip-kill-line}).
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1361 @item x
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1362 @kindex 170 @kbd{x} (@code{vip-delete-char})
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parents:
diff changeset
1363 Delete a character after point. Given @var{n}, delete @var{n} characters
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1364 (@code{vip-delete-char}).
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diff changeset
1365 @item @key{DEL}
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1366 @kindex 177 @kbd{DEL} (@code{vip-delete-backward-char})
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diff changeset
1367 Delete a character before point. Given @var{n}, delete @var{n} characters
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diff changeset
1368 (@code{vip-delete-backward-char}).
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diff changeset
1369 @end table
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diff changeset
1370
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1371 @node Yank Commands, Put Back Commands, Delete Commands, Modifying Commands
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1372 @subsection Yank Commands
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diff changeset
1373
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diff changeset
1374 @cindex yank
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1375
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diff changeset
1376 Yank commands @dfn{yank} a text of buffer into a (usually anonymous) register.
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parents:
diff changeset
1377 Here the word `yank' is used in Vi's sense. Thus yank commands do not
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diff changeset
1378 alter the content of the buffer, and useful only in combination with
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diff changeset
1379 commands that put back the yanked text into the buffer.
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parents:
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1380
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diff changeset
1381 @table @kbd
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1382 @item y @var{motion-command}
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1383 @kindex 1710 @kbd{y} (@code{vip-command-argument})
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1384 Yank the region determined by the motion command @var{motion-command}.
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diff changeset
1385 @end table
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1386 @noindent
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1387 For example, @kbd{y $} will yank the text between point and the end of line
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1388 into an anonymous register, while @kbd{"c y $} will yank the same text into
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1389 register @kbd{c}.
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1390
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1391 Use the following command to yank consecutive lines of text.
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1392
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1393 @table @kbd
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1394 @item y y
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1395 @itemx Y
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1396 @kindex 131 @kbd{Y} (@code{vip-yank-line})
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1397 @kindex 1712 @kbd{y y} (@code{vip-yank-line})
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1398 Yank a line. Given @var{n}, yank @var{n} lines (@code{vip-yank-line}).
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1399 @item y r
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1400 @kindex 1712 @kbd{y r}
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1401 Yank current region.
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1402 @item y R
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1403 @kindex 1711 @kbd{y R}
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1404 Expand current region and yank it.
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1405 @end table
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1406
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1407 @node Put Back Commands, Change Commands, Yank Commands, Modifying Commands
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1408 @subsection Put Back Commands
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1409 Deleted or yanked texts can be put back into the buffer by the command
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1410 below.
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1411
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1412 @table @kbd
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1413 @item p
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1414 @kindex 160 @kbd{p} (@code{vip-put-back})
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1415 Insert, after the character point is looking at, most recently
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1416 deleted/yanked text from anonymous register. Given a register name
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1417 argument, the content of the named register will be put back. Given a
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1418 count, the command will be repeated that many times. This command also
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1419 checks if the text to put back ends with a new line character, and if so
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1420 the text will be put below the current line (@code{vip-put-back}).
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1421 @item P
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1422 @kindex 120 @kbd{P} (@code{vip-Put-back})
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1423 Insert at point most recently deleted/yanked text from anonymous register.
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1424 Given a register name argument, the content of the named register will
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1425 be put back. Given a count, the command will be repeated that many times.
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1426 This command also checks if the text to put back ends with a new line
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1427 character, and if so the text will be put above the current line rather
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1428 than at point (@code{vip-Put-back}).
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1429 @end table
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1430 @noindent
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1431 @cindex number register
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1432 Thus, @kbd{" c p} will put back the content of the register @kbd{c} into the
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1433 buffer. It is also possible to specify @dfn{number register} which is a
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1434 numeral between @kbd{1} and @kbd{9}. If the number register @var{n} is
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1435 specified, @var{n}-th previously deleted/yanked text will be put back. It
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1436 is an error to specify a number register for the delete/yank commands.
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1437
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1438 @node Change Commands, Repeating and Undoing Modifications, Put Back Commands, Modifying Commands
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1439 @subsection Change Commands
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1440
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1441 Most commonly used change command takes the following form.
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1442
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1443 @table @kbd
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1444 @item c @var{motion-command}
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1445 @kindex 1430 @kbd{c} (@code{vip-command-argument})
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1446 Replace the content of the region determined by the motion command
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1447 @var{motion-command} by the text you type. If the motion command is a
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1448 point command then you will type the text into minibuffer, and if the
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1449 motion command is a line command then the region will be deleted first and
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1450 you can insert the text in @var{insert mode}.
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1451 @end table
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1452 @noindent
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1453 For example, if point is at the beginning of a word @samp{foo} and you
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1454 wish to change it to @samp{bar}, you can type @kbd{c w}. Then, as @kbd{w}
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1455 is a point command, you will get the prompt @samp{foo =>} in the
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1456 minibuffer, for which you can type @kbd{b a r @key{RET}} to complete the change
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1457 command.@refill
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1458
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1459 @table @kbd
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1460 @item c c
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1461 @kindex 1432 @kbd{c c}
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1462 Change a line. Given a count, that many lines are changed.
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1463 @item c r
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1464 @kindex 1432 @kbd{c r}
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1465 Change current region.
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1466 @item c R
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1467 @kindex 1431 @kbd{c R}
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1468 Expand current region and change it.
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1469 @end table
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1470
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1471 @node Repeating and Undoing Modifications, Other Vi Commands, Change Commands, Modifying Commands
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1472 @subsection Repeating and Undoing Modifications
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1473
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1474 VIP records the previous modifying command, so that it is easy to repeat
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1475 it. It is also very easy to undo changes made by modifying commands.
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1476
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1477 @table @kbd
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1478 @item u
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1479 @kindex 165 @kbd{u} (@code{vip-undo})
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1480 Undo the last change. You can undo more by repeating undo by the repeat
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1481 command @samp{.}. For example, you can undo 5 previous changes by typing
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1482 @samp{u....}. If you type @samp{uu}, then the second @samp{u} undoes the
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1483 first undo command (@code{vip-undo}).
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1484 @item .
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1485 @kindex 056 @kbd{.} (@code{vip-repeat})
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1486 Repeat the last modifying command. Given count @var{n} it becomes the new
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1487 count for the repeated command. Otherwise, the count for the last
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1488 modifying command is used again (@code{vip-repeat}).
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1489 @end table
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1490
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1491 @node Other Vi Commands, Commands in Insert Mode, Repeating and Undoing Modifications, Vi Commands
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1492 @section Other Vi Commands
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1493
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1494 Miscellaneous Vi commands are collected here.
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1495
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1496 @table @kbd
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1497 @item Z Z
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1498 @kindex 132 @kbd{Z Z} (@code{save-buffers-kill-emacs})
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1499 Exit Emacs. If modified buffers exist, you will be asked whether you wish
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1500 to save them or not (@code{save-buffers-kill-emacs}).
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1501 @item !@: @var{motion-command} @var{format-command}
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1502 @itemx @var{n} !@: !@: @var{format-command}
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1503 @kindex 041 @kbd{!} (@code{vip-command-argument})
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1504 The region determined by the motion command @var{motion-command} will be
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1505 given to the shell command @var{format-command} and the region will be
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1506 replaced by its output. If a count is given, it will be passed to
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1507 @var{motion-command}. For example, @samp{3!Gsort} will sort the region
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1508 between point and the 3rd line. If @kbd{!} is used instead of
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1509 @var{motion-command} then @var{n} lines will be processed by
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1510 @var{format-command} (@code{vip-command-argument}).
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1511 @item J
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1512 @kindex 112 @kbd{J} (@code{vip-join-lines})
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1513 Join two lines. Given count, join that many lines. A space will be
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1514 inserted at each junction (@code{vip-join-lines}).
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1515 @item < @var{motion-command}
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1516 @itemx @var{n} < <
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1517 @kindex 074 @kbd{<} (@code{vip-command-argument})
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1518 Shift region determined by the motion command @var{motion-command} to
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1519 left by @var{shift-width} (default is 8). If @kbd{<} is used instead of
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1520 @var{motion-command} then shift @var{n} lines
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diff changeset
1521 @*(@code{vip-command-argument}).
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1522 @item > @var{motion-command}
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1523 @itemx @var{n} > >
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1524 @kindex 076 @kbd{>} (@code{vip-command-argument})
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1525 Shift region determined by the motion command @var{motion-command} to
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1526 right by @var{shift-width} (default is 8). If @kbd{<} is used instead of
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1527 @var{motion-command} then shift @var{n} lines
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1528 @*(@code{vip-command-argument}).
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1529 @item = @var{motion-command}
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1530 @kindex 075 @kbd{=} (@code{vip-command-argument})
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1531 Indent region determined by the motion command @var{motion-command}. If
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1532 @kbd{=} is used instead of @var{motion-command} then indent @var{n} lines
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1533 (@code{vip-command-argument}).
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1534 @item *
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1535 @kindex 052 @kbd{*} (@code{vip-call-last-kbd-macro})
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diff changeset
1536 Call last remembered keyboard macro.
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parents:
diff changeset
1537 @item #
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1538 A new vi operator. @xref{New Commands}, for more details.
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diff changeset
1539 @end table
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1540
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1541 The following keys are reserved for future extensions, and currently
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1542 assigned to a function that just beeps (@code{vip-nil}).
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1543
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1544 @kindex 046 @kbd{&} (@code{vip-nil})
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1545 @kindex 100 @kbd{@@} (@code{vip-nil})
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1546 @kindex 125 @kbd{U} (@code{vip-nil})
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1547 @kindex 133 @kbd{[} (@code{vip-nil})
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1548 @kindex 135 @kbd{]} (@code{vip-nil})
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1549 @kindex 137 @kbd{_} (@code{vip-nil})
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1550 @kindex 161 @kbd{q} (@code{vip-nil})
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1551 @kindex 176 @kbd{~} (@code{vip-nil})
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1552
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1553 @example
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diff changeset
1554 &, @@, U, [, ], _, q, ~
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diff changeset
1555 @end example
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1556
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1557 VIP uses a special local keymap to interpret key strokes you enter in vi
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1558 mode. The following keys are bound to @var{nil} in the keymap. Therefore,
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diff changeset
1559 these keys are interpreted by the global keymap of Emacs. We give below a
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diff changeset
1560 short description of the functions bound to these keys in the global
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diff changeset
1561 keymap. See GNU Emacs Manual for details.
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1562
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1563 @table @kbd
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1564 @item C-@@
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1565 @kindex 000 @kbd{C-@@} (@code{set-mark-command})
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1566 Set mark and push previous mark on mark ring (@code{set-mark-command}).
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1567 @item TAB
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1568 @kindex 011 @kbd{TAB} (@code{indent-for-tab-command})
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1569 Indent line for current major mode (@code{indent-for-tab-command}).
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1570 @item C-j
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1571 @kindex 012 @kbd{C-j} (@code{newline-and-indent})
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1572 Insert a newline, then indent according to mode (@code{newline-and-indent}).
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1573 @item C-k
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1574 @kindex 013 @kbd{C-k} (@code{kill-line})
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1575 Kill the rest of the current line; before a newline, kill the newline.
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1576 With a numeric argument, kill that many lines from point. Negative arguments
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1577 kill lines backward (@code{kill-line}).
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1578 @item C-l
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1579 @kindex 014 @kbd{C-l} (@code{recenter})
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1580 Clear the screen and reprint everything (@code{recenter}).
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1581 @item @var{n} C-p
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1582 @kindex 020 @kbd{C-p} (@code{previous-line})
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1583 Move cursor vertically up @var{n} lines (@code{previous-line}).
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1584 @item C-q
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1585 @kindex 021 @kbd{C-q} (@code{quoted-insert})
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diff changeset
1586 Read next input character and insert it. Useful for inserting control
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parents:
diff changeset
1587 characters
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1588 @*(@code{quoted-insert}).
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1589 @item C-r
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1590 @kindex 022 @kbd{C-r} (@code{isearch-backward})
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1591 Search backward incrementally (@code{isearch-backward}).
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1592 @item C-s
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parents:
diff changeset
1593 @kindex 023 @kbd{C-s} (@code{isearch-forward})
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diff changeset
1594 Search forward incrementally (@code{isearch-forward}).
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diff changeset
1595 @item @var{n} C-t
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parents:
diff changeset
1596 @kindex 024 @kbd{C-t} (@code{transpose-chars})
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parents:
diff changeset
1597 Interchange characters around point, moving forward one character. With
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parents:
diff changeset
1598 count @var{n}, take character before point and drag it forward past @var{n}
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parents:
diff changeset
1599 other characters. If no argument and at end of line, the previous two
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1600 characters are exchanged (@code{transpose-chars}).
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parents:
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1601 @item @var{n} C-v
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1602 @kindex 026 @kbd{C-v} (@code{scroll-up})
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parents:
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1603 Scroll text upward @var{n} lines. If @var{n} is not given, scroll near
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1604 full screen (@code{scroll-up}).
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1605 @item C-w
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parents:
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1606 @kindex 027 @kbd{C-w} (@code{kill-region})
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parents:
diff changeset
1607 Kill between point and mark. The text is save in the kill ring. The
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parents:
diff changeset
1608 command @kbd{P} or @kbd{p} can retrieve it from kill ring
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parents:
diff changeset
1609 (@code{kill-region}).
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parents:
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1610 @end table
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parents:
diff changeset
1611
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1612 @node Commands in Insert Mode, Ex Commands, Other Vi Commands, Vi Commands
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diff changeset
1613 @section Insert Mode
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1614
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1615 You can enter insert mode by one of the following commands. In addition to
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1616 these, you will enter insert mode if you give a change command with a line
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1617 command as the motion command. Insert commands are also modifying commands
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1618 and you can repeat them by the repeat command @kbd{.} (@code{vip-repeat}).
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1619
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1620 @table @kbd
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1621 @item i
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1622 @kindex 151 @kbd{i} (@code{vip-insert})
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1623 Enter insert mode at point (@code{vip-insert}).
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1624 @item I
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1625 @kindex 111 @kbd{I} (@code{vip-Insert})
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1626 Enter insert mode at the first non white character on the line
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1627 (@code{vip-Insert}).
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1628 @item a
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1629 @kindex 141 @kbd{a} (@code{vip-append})
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1630 Move point forward by one character and then enter insert mode
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1631 (@code{vip-append}).
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1632 @item A
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1633 @kindex 101 @kbd{A} (@code{vip-Append})
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1634 Enter insert mode at end of line (@code{vip-Append}).
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1635 @item o
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1636 @kindex 157 @kbd{o} (@code{vip-open-line})
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1637 Open a new line below the current line and enter insert mode
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1638 (@code{vip-open-line}).
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1639 @item O
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1640 @kindex 117 @kbd{O} (@code{vip-Open-line})
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1641 Open a new line above the current line and enter insert mode
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1642 (@code{vip-Open-line}).
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1643 @item C-o
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1644 @kindex 017 @kbd{C-o} (@code{vip-open-line-at-point})
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1645 Insert a newline and leave point before it, and then enter insert mode
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1646 @*(@code{vip-open-line-at-point}).
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1647 @end table
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1648
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1649 Insert mode is almost like emacs mode. Only the following 4 keys behave
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1650 differently from emacs mode.
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1651
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1652 @table @kbd
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1653 @item @key{ESC}
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1654 @kindex 033 @kbd{ESC} (@code{vip-change-mode-to-vi}) (insert mode)
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1655 This key will take you back to vi mode (@code{vip-change-mode-to-vi}).
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1656 @item C-h
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1657 @kindex 010 @kbd{C-h} (@code{delete-backward-char}) (insert mode)
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1658 Delete previous character (@code{delete-backward-char}).
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1659 @item C-w
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1660 @kindex 027 @kbd{C-w} (@code{vip-delete-backward-word}) (insert mode)
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1661 Delete previous word (@code{vip-delete-backward-word}).
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1662 @item C-z
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1663 @kindex 032 @kbd{C-z} (@code{vip-ESC}) (insert mode)
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1664 This key simulates @key{ESC} key in emacs mode. For instance, typing
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1665 @kbd{C-z x} in insert mode iw the same as typing @kbd{ESC x} in emacs mode
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1666 (@code{vip-ESC}).
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1667 @end table
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1668 @noindent
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1669 You can also bind @kbd{C-h} to @code{help-command} if you like.
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1670 (@xref{Customizing Key Bindings}, for details.) Binding @kbd{C-h} to
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1671 @code{help-command} has the effect of making the meaning of @kbd{C-h}
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1672 uniform among emacs, vi and insert modes.
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1673
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1674 When you enter insert mode, VIP records point as the start point of
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1675 insertion, and when you leave insert mode the region between point and
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1676 start point is saved for later use by repeat command etc. Therefore, repeat
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1677 command will not really repeat insertion if you move point by emacs
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1678 commands while in insert mode.
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1679
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1680 @node Ex Commands, Ex Command Reference, Commands in Insert Mode, Top
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1681 @chapter Ex Commands
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1682
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1683 @kindex 072 @kbd{:} (@code{vip-ex})
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1684
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1685 In vi mode, you can execute an Ex command @var{ex-command} by typing:
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1686 @example
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1687 @kbd{:@: @var{ex-command} @key{RET}}
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1688 @end example
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1689 Every Ex command follows the following pattern:
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1690 @example
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1691 @var{address command} @kbd{!}@: @var{parameters count flags}
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1692 @end example
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1693 @noindent
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1694 @cindex address
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1695 where all parts are optional. For the syntax of @dfn{address}, the reader
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1696 is referred to the reference manual of Ex.
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1697
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1698 @cindex magic
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1699 @cindex regular expression
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1700
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1701 In the current version of VIP, searching by Ex commands is always
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1702 @dfn{magic}. That is, search patterns are always treated as @dfn{regular
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1703 expressions}. For example, a typical forward search would be invoked by
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1704 @kbd{:/@var{pat}/}. If you wish to include @samp{/} as part of
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1705 @var{pat} you must preceded it by @samp{\}. VIP strips off these @kbd{\}'s
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1706 before @kbd{/} and the resulting @var{pat} becomes the actual search
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1707 pattern. Emacs provides a different and richer class or regular
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1708 expressions than Vi/Ex, and VIP uses Emacs' regular expressions. See GNU
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1709 Emacs Manual for details of regular expressions.
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1710
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1711 Several Ex commands can be entered in a line by separating them by a pipe
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1712 character @samp{|}.
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1713
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1714 @menu
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1715 * Ex Command Reference:: Explain all the Ex commands available in VIP.
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1716 @end menu
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1717 @node Ex Command Reference, Customization, Ex Commands, Ex Commands
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1718 @section Ex Command Reference
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1719 In this section we briefly explain all the Ex commands supported by VIP.
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1720 Most Ex commands expect @var{address} as their argument, and they use
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1721 default addresses if they are not explicitly given. In the following, such
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1722 default addresses will be shown in parentheses.
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1723
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1724 Most command names can and preferably be given in abbreviated forms. In
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1725 the following, optional parts of command names will be enclosed in
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1726 brackets. For example, @samp{co[py]} will mean that copy command can be
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1727 give as @samp{co} or @samp{cop} or @samp{copy}.
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1728
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1729 If @var{command} is empty, point will move to the beginning of the line
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1730 specified by the @var{address}. If @var{address} is also empty, point will
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1731 move to the beginning of the current line.
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1732
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1733 @cindex flag
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1734
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1735 Some commands accept @dfn{flags} which are one of @kbd{p}, @kbd{l} and
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1736 @kbd{#}. If @var{flags} are given, the text affected by the commands will
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1737 be displayed on a temporary window, and you will be asked to hit return to
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1738 continue. In this way, you can see the text affected by the commands
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1739 before the commands will be executed. If you hit @kbd{C-g} instead of
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1740 @key{RET} then the commands will be aborted. Note that the meaning of
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1741 @var{flags} is different in VIP from that in Vi/Ex.
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1742
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1743 @table @kbd
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1744 @item (.,.@:) co[py] @var{addr} @var{flags}
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1745 @itemx (.,.@:) t @var{addr} @var{flags}
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1746 Place a copy of specified lines after @var{addr}. If @var{addr} is
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1747 @kbd{0}, it will be placed before the first line.
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1748 @item (.,.@:) d[elete] @var{register} @var{count} @var{flags}
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1749 Delete specified lines. Text will be saved in a named @var{register} if a
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1750 lower-case letter is given, and appended to a register if a capital letter is
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1751 given.
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1752 @item e[dit] !@: +@var{addr} @var{file}
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1753 @itemx e[x] !@: +@var{addr} @var{file}
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1754 @itemx vi[sual] !@: +@var{addr} @var{file}
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1755 Edit a new file @var{file} in the current window. The command will abort
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1756 if current buffer is modified, which you can override by giving @kbd{!}.
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1757 If @kbd{+}@var{addr} is given, @var{addr} becomes the current line.
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1758 @item file
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1759 Give information about the current file.
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1760 @item (1,$) g[lobal] !@: /@var{pat}/ @var{cmds}
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1761 @itemx (1,$) v /@var{pat}/ @var{cmds}
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1762 Among specified lines first mark each line which matches the regular
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1763 expression @var{pat}, and then execute @var{cmds} on each marked line.
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1764 If @kbd{!}@: is given, @var{cmds} will be executed on each line not matching
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1765 @var{pat}. @kbd{v} is same as @kbd{g!}.
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1766 @item (.,.+1) j[oin] !@: @var{count} @var{flags}
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1767 Join specified lines into a line. Without @kbd{!}, a space character will
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1768 be inserted at each junction.
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1769 @item (.@:) k @var{ch}
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1770 @itemx (.@:) mar[k] @var{ch}
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1771 Mark specified line by a lower-case character @var{ch}. Then the
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1772 addressing form @kbd{'}@var{ch} will refer to this line. No white space is
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1773 required between @kbd{k} and @var{ch}. A white space is necessary between
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1774 @kbd{mark} and @var{ch}, however.
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1775 @item map @var{ch} @var{rhs}
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1776 Define a macro for vi mode. After this command, the character @var{ch}
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1777 will be expanded to @var{rhs} in vi mode.
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1778 @item (.,.@:) m[ove] @var{addr}
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1779 Move specified lines after @var{addr}.
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1780 @item (.@:) pu[t] @var{register}
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1781 Put back previously deleted or yanked text. If @var{register} is given,
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1782 the text saved in the register will be put back; otherwise, last deleted or
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1783 yanked text will be put back.
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1784 @item q[uit] !
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1785 Quit from Emacs. If modified buffers with associated files exist, you will
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1786 be asked whether you wish to save each of them. At this point, you may
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1787 choose not to quit, by hitting @kbd{C-g}. If @kbd{!}@: is given, exit from
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1788 Emacs without saving modified buffers.
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1789 @item (.@:) r[ead] @var{file}
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1790 Read in the content of the file @var{file} after the specified line.
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1791 @item (.@:) r[ead] !@: @var{command}
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1792 Read in the output of the shell command @var{command} after the specified
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1793 line.
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1794 @item se[t]
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1795 Set a variable's value. @xref{Customizing Constants}, for the list of variables
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1796 you can set.
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1797 @item sh[ell]
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1798 Run a subshell in a window.
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1799 @item (.,.@:) s[ubstitute] /@var{pat}/@var{repl}/ @var{options} @var{count} @var{flags}
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1800 @itemx (.,.@:) & @var{options} @var{count} @var{flags}
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1801 On each specified line, the first occurrence of string matching regular
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1802 expression @var{pat} is replaced by replacement pattern @var{repl}. Option
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1803 characters are @kbd{g} and @kbd{c}. If global option character @kbd{g}
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1804 appears as part of @var{options}, all occurrences are substituted. If
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1805 confirm option character @kbd{c} appears, you will be asked to give
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1806 confirmation before each substitution. If @kbd{/@var{pat}/@var{repl}/} is
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1807 missing, the last substitution is repeated.
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1808 @item st[op]
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1809 Suspend Emacs.
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1810 @item ta[g] @var{tag}
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1811 @cindex tag
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1812 @cindex selected tags table
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1813 Find first definition of @var{tag}. If no @var{tag} is given, previously
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1814 given @var{tag} is used and next alternate definition is find. By default,
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1815 the file @file{TAGS} in the current directory becomes the @dfn{selected tags
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1816 table}. You can select another tags table by @kbd{set} command.
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1817 @xref{Customizing Constants}, for details.
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1818 @item und[o]
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1819 Undo the last change.
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1820 @item unm[ap] @var{ch}
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1821 The macro expansion associated with @var{ch} is removed.
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1822 @item ve[rsion]
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1823 Tell the version number of VIP.
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1824 @item (1,$) w[rite] !@: @var{file}
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1825 Write out specified lines into file @var{file}. If no @var{file} is given,
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1826 text will be written to the file associated to the current buffer. Unless
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1827 @kbd{!}@: is given, if @var{file} is different from the file associated to
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1828 the current buffer and if the file @var{file} exists, the command will not
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1829 be executed. Unlike Ex, @var{file} becomes the file associated to the
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1830 current buffer.
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1831 @item (1,$) w[rite]>> @var{file}
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1832 Write out specified lines at the end of file @var{file}. @var{file}
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1833 becomes the file associated to the current buffer.
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1834 @item (1,$) wq !@: @var{file}
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1835 Same as @kbd{write} and then @kbd{quit}. If @kbd{!}@: is given, same as
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1836 @kbd{write !}@: then @kbd{quit}.
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1837 @item (.,.) y[ank] @var{register} @var{count}
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1838 Save specified lines into register @var{register}. If no register is
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1839 specified, text will be saved in an anonymous register.
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1840 @item @var{addr} !@: @var{command}
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1841 Execute shell command @var{command}. The output will be shown in a new
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1842 window. If @var{addr} is given, specified lines will be used as standard
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1843 input to @var{command}.
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1844 @item ($) =
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1845 Print the line number of the addressed line.
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1846 @item (.,.) > @var{count} @var{flags}
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1847 Shift specified lines to the right. The variable @code{vip-shift-width}
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1848 (default value is 8) determines the amount of shift.
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1849 @item (.,.) < @var{count} @var{flags}
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1850 Shift specified lines to the left. The variable @code{vip-shift-width}
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1851 (default value is 8) determines the amount of shift.
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1852 @item (.,.@:) ~ @var{options} @var{count} @var{flags}
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1853 Repeat the previous @kbd{substitute} command using previous search pattern
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1854 as @var{pat} for matching.
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1855 @end table
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1856
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1857 The following Ex commands are available in Vi, but not implemented in VIP.
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1858 @example
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1859 @kbd{abbreviate}, @kbd{list}, @kbd{next}, @kbd{print}, @kbd{preserve}, @kbd{recover}, @kbd{rewind}, @kbd{source},
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1860 @kbd{unabbreviate}, @kbd{xit}, @kbd{z}
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1861 @end example
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1862
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1863 @node Customization, Customizing Constants, Ex Command Reference, Top
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1864 @chapter Customization
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1865
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1866 If you have a file called @file{.vip} in your home directory, then it
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1867 will also be loaded when VIP is loaded. This file is thus useful for
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1868 customizing VIP.
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1869
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1870 @menu
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1871 * Customizing Constants:: How to change values of constants.
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1872 * Customizing Key Bindings:: How to change key bindings.
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1873 @end menu
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1874
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1875 @node Customizing Constants, Customizing Key Bindings, Customization, Customization
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1876 @section Customizing Constants
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1877 An easy way to customize VIP is to change the values of constants used
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1878 in VIP. Here is the list of the constants used in VIP and their default
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1879 values.
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1880
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1881 @table @code
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1882 @item vip-shift-width 8
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1883 The number of columns shifted by @kbd{>} and @kbd{<} command.
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1884 @item vip-re-replace nil
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1885 If @code{t} then do regexp replace, if @code{nil} then do string replace.
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1886 @item vip-search-wrap-around t
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1887 If @code{t}, search wraps around the buffer.
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1888 @item vip-re-search nil
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1889 If @code{t} then search is reg-exp search, if @code{nil} then vanilla
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1890 search.
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1891 @item vip-case-fold-search nil
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1892 If @code{t} search ignores cases.
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1893 @item vip-re-query-replace nil
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1894 If @code{t} then do reg-exp replace in query replace.
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1895 @item vip-open-with-indent nil
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1896 If @code{t} then indent to the previous current line when open a new line
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1897 by @kbd{o} or @kbd{O} command.
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1898 @item vip-tags-file-name "TAGS"
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1899 The name of the file used as the tags table.
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1900 @item vip-help-in-insert-mode nil
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1901 If @code{t} then @key{C-h} is bound to @code{help-command} in insert mode,
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1902 if @code{nil} then it sis bound to @code{delete-backward-char}.
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1903 @end table
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1904 @noindent
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1905 You can reset these constants in VIP by the Ex command @kbd{set}. Or you
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1906 can include a line like this in your @file{.vip} file:
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1907 @example
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1908 (setq vip-case-fold-search t)
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1909 @end example
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1910
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1911 @node Customizing Key Bindings,, Customizing Constants, Customization
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1912 @section Customizing Key Bindings
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1913
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1914 @cindex local keymap
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1915
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1916 VIP uses @code{vip-command-mode-map} as the @dfn{local keymap} for vi mode.
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1917 For example, in vi mode, @key{SPC} is bound to the function
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1918 @code{vip-scroll}. But, if you wish to make @key{SPC} and some other keys
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1919 behave like Vi, you can include the following lines in your @file{.vip}
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1920 file.
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1921
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1922 @example
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1923 (define-key vip-command-mode-map "\C-g" 'vip-info-on-file)
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1924 (define-key vip-command-mode-map "\C-h" 'vip-backward-char)
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1925 (define-key vip-command-mode-map "\C-m" 'vip-next-line-at-bol)
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1926 (define-key vip-command-mode-map " " 'vip-forward-char)
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1927 (define-key vip-command-mode-map "g" 'vip-keyboard-quit)
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1928 (define-key vip-command-mode-map "s" 'vip-substitute)
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1929 (define-key vip-command-mode-map "C" 'vip-change-to-eol)
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1930 (define-key vip-command-mode-map "R" 'vip-change-to-eol)
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1931 (define-key vip-command-mode-map "S" 'vip-substitute-line)
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1932 (define-key vip-command-mode-map "X" 'vip-delete-backward-char)
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1933 @end example
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1934
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1935 @unnumbered Key Index
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1936
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1937 @printindex ky
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1938
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1939 @unnumbered Concept Index
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1940 @printindex cp
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1941
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1942 @setchapternewpage odd
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1943 @contents
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1944 @bye