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===== VI =====

==== Search ====
  ^                    #A line beginns with
  $                    #A line ends with
  \<                   #A word beginns with
  \>                   #A word ends with
  :set hlsearch        #Highlight spaces
  %                    #Jump to closing bracket
  
==== Edit ====

  D                    #Delete text from curser to end of the line
  A                    #Insert text at the end of the current line
  o                    #Change to insert mode (if not already in) and enter text in the following line
  u                    #Undo
  ctrl + r             #Redo
  r                    #Replace single character
  R                    #Replace mode
  cw                   #Change single word (until space, character, special character etc.)
  c4w                  #Change 4 words
  ct"                  #Change all until tag "
  .                    #Repeat last command/ insert etc.
  :%d                  #Clear all lines
==== Replace ====

  :%s/Novell/NOVELL/g                           #Replace all appearance
  :s/Novell/NOVELL/                             #Replace single appearance of "Novell"
  :%s/ERROR/error/g   
  :%s#/old/path/#/replace/new_path/#            #Replace path      
  :%s#/var/lib/named/#/var/lib/bind/#           #Replace path  
  :%s/\/old\/path/\/replace\/new_path/g         #Replace path         
  
==== Useful Commands ====

  :e                  #Reload file
  :e!                 #Reload file, changes are lost
  Shift + G           #Jump to end of file
  1 + G               #Jump to beginning of file
  :se nu              #Show line number
  :set number         #Show line number
  :se nonu            #Hide line numbers
  :set nonumber       #Hide line numbers
  :5                  #Jump to line 5
  :set list           #Show special caracters
  :w !sudo tee %      #Save file with sudo rights
  :wq !sudo tee %     #Save and quit file with sudo rights
  
====Visual Mode====
If you can´t enter text with putty and right mouse click, set 
  set mouse-=a
in file 
  ~/.vimrc

or

  :set mouse=
  
inside VI.
  
Adapt to it - with mouse mode turned on, the new way to paste is 
  shift-right-click