Basic vi commands

WRITING FIRST SCRIPT --- HOME --- COMMENTS IN SHELL

Opening a file

vi FILENAME

Switching into edit mode

Esc. + i

Switching to command mode

Esc

Saving a file

Esc + :w FILENAME

Saving + quitting

Esc + :wq

or

Esc + :x

Jumping to a line

Esc + :LINE_NUMBER

Searching for a string

Esc + /STRING

Quitting vi

Esc + :q