@node Commands,,Customization,Top,Top
@chapter Commands

This section is a semi-automatically bowdlerized version of the Vi 
reference created by @* @samp{maart@@cs.vu.nl} and others. It can be 
found on the Vi archives. Very little has been changed for Viper.@refill

@menu
* Groundwork::			Textual Conventions and Viper basics
* Text Handling::		Moving, Editing, Undoing.
* Display::			Scrolling.
* File and Buffer Handling::	Editing, Writing and Quitting.
* Mapping::			Mapping Keys, Keyboard Macros
* Shell Commands::		Accessing Shell Commands, Processing Text
* Options::			Ex options, the @kbd{:set} commands
* Emacs Related Commands::	Meta Keys, Windows
* Mouse-bound Commands::        Search and insertion of text
@end menu

@node Groundwork, Text Handling, Commands, Commands
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@section Groundwork

The VI command set is based on the idea of combining motion commands
with other commands. The motion command is used as a text region
specifier for other commands.
We classify motion commands into @dfn{point commands} and
@dfn{line commands}.@refill

@cindex point commands

The point commands are:

@quotation
@kbd{h}, @kbd{l}, @kbd{0},  @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{,}, @kbd{^}
@end quotation

@cindex line commands

The line commands are:

@quotation
@kbd{j}, @kbd{k}, @kbd{+}, @kbd{-}, @kbd{H}, @kbd{M}, @kbd{L}, @kbd{@{},
@kbd{@}}, @kbd{G}, @kbd{'},  @kbd{[[}, @kbd{]]}, @kbd{[]}
@end quotation
@noindent

Text Deletion Commands (@xref{Deleting Text}), Change commands
(@xref{Changing Text}), even Shell Commands (@xref{Shell Commands})
use these commands to describe a region of text to operate on.

@cindex r and R region specifiers

Viper adds two region descriptors, @kbd{r} and @kbd{R}. These describe
the Emacs regions (@xref{Basics}), but they are not movement commands.

The command description uses angle brackets @samp{<>} to indicate
metasyntactic variables, since the normal conventions of using simple
text can be confusing with Viper where the commands themselves are
characters. Watch out where @kbd{<} shift commands and @kbd{<count>} are
mentioned together!!!

@kindex <move>
@kindex <a-z>
@kindex <address>
@cindex <move>
@cindex <a-z>
@cindex <address>
@cindex movements

@samp{<move>} refers to the above movement commands, and @samp{<a-z>}
refers to registers or textmarkers from @samp{a} to @samp{z}. Note
that the @samp{<move>}  is described by full move commands, that is to
say they will take counts, and otherwise behave like normal move commands.
@cindex Ex addresses
@samp{<address>} refers to Ex line addresses, which include

@table @kbd
@item . <No address>
Current line
@item .+n .-n
Add or subtract for current line
@item number
Actual line number, use @kbd{.=} to get the line number
@item '<a-z>
Textmarker
@item $
Last line
@item x,y
Where x and y are one of the above
@item %
@cindex % (Ex address)
For the whole file, same as (1,$).
@item /pat/
@item ?pat?
Next or previous line with pattern pat
@end table

@cindex % (Current file)
Note that @samp{%} is used in Ex commands to mean current file. If you
want a @samp{%} in your command, it must be escaped as @samp{\%}.
@cindex # (Previous file)
Similarly, @samp{#} expands to the previous file. The previous file is
the first file in @kbd{:args} listing. This defaults to previous window
in the VI sense if you have one window only.

@kindex <args>
@kindex <cmd>
@cindex <args>
@cindex <cmd>
@noindent
Others like @samp{<args> -- arguments}, @samp{<cmd> -- command} etc.
should be fairly obvious.

@noindent
Common characters referred to include:

@table @kbd
@item <sp>
Space 
@item <ht>
Tab 
@item <lf>
Linefeed 
@item <esc>
Escape
@item <cr>
Return, Enter
@end table
@cindex <cr>
@cindex <esc>
@cindex <lf>
@cindex <ht>
@cindex <sp>

@cindex words
@cindex WORDS
@cindex char
@cindex CHAR

We also use @samp{word} for alphanumeric/non-alphanumeric words, and 
@samp{WORD} for whitespace delimited words. @samp{char} refers to any
ASCII character, @samp{CHAR} to non-whitespace character. 
Brackets @samp{[]} indicate optional parameters; @samp{<count>} also 
optional, usually defaulting to 1. Brackets are elided for
@samp{<count>} to eschew obfuscation.

Viper's idea of Vi's words is slightly different from Vi. First, Viper
words understand Emacs symbol tables. Therefore, all symbols declared to be
alphanumeric in a symbol table can automatically be made part of the Viper
word.  This is useful when, for instance, editing text containing European,
Cyrillic, etc., letters.

Second, Viper lets you depart from Vi's idea of a word by changing the
value of @code{vip-syntax-preference}. By default, this variable is set to
@code{'strict-vi}, which means that alphanumeric symbols are exactly as
in Vi.
However, if the value is @code{'reformed-vi} then alphanumeric
symbols will be those specified by the current Emacs syntax table (which
may be different for different major modes) plus the underscore symbol
@code{_}. The user can also specify the value @code{'emacs}, which would
make Viper use exactly the Emacs notion of word. In particular, the
underscore may not be part of a word. Finally, if
@code{vip-syntax-preference} is set to @code{'extended}, Viper words would
consist of characters that are classified as alphanumeric @emph{or} as
parts of symbols. This is convenient for writing programs and in many other
situations.

@vindex @code{vip-syntax-preference}
@cindex syntax table

@code{vip-syntax-preference} is a local variable, so it can have different
values for different major modes. For instance, in programming modes it can
have the value @code{'extended}. In text modes where words contain special
characters, such as European (non-English) letters, Cyrillic letters, etc.,
the value can be @code{'reformed-vi} or @code{'emacs}.

Changes to @code{vip-syntax-preference} should be done in the hooks to
various major modes. Furthermore, for these changes to take effect, you
should execute @code{(vip-update-alphanumeric-class)} right after changing
the value of @code{vip-syntax-preference}.

The above discussion concerns only the movement commands. In regular
expressions, words remain the same as in Emacs.  That is, the expressions
@code{\w}, @code{\>}, @code{\<}, etc., use Emacs' idea of what is a word,
and they don't look into the value of variable
@code{vip-syntax-preference}. This is because Viper doesn't change syntax
tables in order to not thwart the various major modes that set these
tables.

The usual Emacs convention is used to indicate Control Characters, i.e
C-h for Control-h. @emph{Do not confuse this to mean the separate
characters C - h!!!} The @kbd{^} is itself, never used to indicate a
Control character.

@node Text Handling, Display, Groundwork, Commands
@section Text Handling

@menu
* Move Commands::		Moving, Searching
* Marking::		        Textmarkers in Viper and the Emacs Mark.
* Appending Text::		Text insertion, Shifting, Putting
* Editing in Insert State::	Autoindent, Quoting etc.
* Deleting Text::		Deleting
* Changing Text::		Changing, Replacement, Joining
* Search and Replace::		Searches, Query Replace, Pattern Commands
* Yanking::			Yanking, Viewing Registers
* Undoing::			Multiple Undo, Backups
@end menu

@node Move Commands,Marking,,Text Handling
@subsection Move Commands

@cindex movement commands
@cindex searching
@cindex textmarkers
@cindex markers
@cindex column movement
@cindex paragraphs
@cindex headings
@cindex sections
@cindex sentences
@cindex matching parens
@cindex paren matching

@table @kbd
@item <count>  h  C-h
<count> chars to the left.
@item <count>  j  <lf> C-n
<count> lines downward.
@item <count>  l  <sp>
<count> chars to the right.
@item <count>  k  C-p
<count> lines upward.
@item <count>  $
To the end of line <count> from the cursor.
@item <count>  ^
To the first CHAR <count> - 1 lines lower.
@item <count>  -
To the first CHAR <count> lines higher.
@item <count>  +  <cr>
To the first CHAR <count> lines lower.
@item  0
To the first char of the line.
@item <count> |
To column <count>
@item <count>  f<char>
<count> <char>s to the right (find).
@item <count>  t<char>
Till before <count> <char>s to the right.
@item <count>  F<char>
<count> <char>s to the left.
@item <count>  T<char>
Till after <count> <char>s to the left.
@item <count>  ;
Repeat latest @kbd{f t F T} <count> times.
@item <count>  ,
Repeat latest @kbd{f t F T}
<count> times in opposite direction.
@item <count>  w
<count> words forward.
@item <count>  W
<count> WORDS forward.
@item <count>  b
<count> words backward.
@item <count>  B
<count> WORDS backward.
@item <count>  e
To the end of word <count> forward.
@item <count>  E
To the end of WORD <count> forward.
@item <count>  G
Go to line <count> (default end-of-file).
@item <count>  H
To line <count> from top of the screen (home).
@item <count>  L
To line <count> from bottom of the screen (last).
@item  M
To the middle line of the screen.
@item <count>  )
<count> sentences forward.
@item <count>  (
<count> sentences backward.
@item <count>  @}
<count> paragraphs forward.
@item <count>  @{
<count> paragraphs backward.
@item <count>  ]]
To the <count>th heading.
@item <count>  [[
To the <count>th previous heading.
@item <count>  []
To the end of <count>th heading.
@item  m<a-z>
Mark the cursor position with a letter.
@item  `<a-z>
To the mark.
@item  '<a-z>
To the first CHAR of the line with the mark.
@item [<a-z>
Show contents of textmarker.
@item ]<a-z>
Show contents of register.
@item  ``
To the cursor position before the latest absolute
jump (of which are examples @kbd{/} and @kbd{G}).
@item  ''
To the first CHAR of the line on which the cursor
was placed before the latest absolute jump.
@item <count>  /<string>
To the <count>th occurrence of <string>.
@item <count>  /<cr>
To the <count>th occurrence of <string> from previous @kbd{/ or ?}.
@item <count>  ?<string>
To the <count>th previous occurrence of <string>.
@item <count>  ?<cr>
To the <count>th previous occurrence of <string> from previous @kbd{? or /}.
@item  n
Repeat latest @kbd{/} @kbd{?} (next).
@item  N
Repeat latest search in opposite direction.
@item C-c /
Without a prefix argument, this command toggles
case-sensitive/case-insensitive search modes and plain vanilla/regular
expression search. With the prefix argument 1, i.e.,
@kbd{1 C-c /}, this toggles case-sensitivity; with the prefix argument 2,
toggles plain vanilla search and search using
regular expressions. @xref{Viper Specials}, for alternative ways to invoke
this function.
@cindex vanilla search
@cindex case-sensitive search
@cindex case-insensitive search
@item  %
Find the next bracket and go to its match.
@end table
@kindex @kbd{%}
@kindex @kbd{C-c /}
@kindex @kbd{N}
@kindex @kbd{n}
@kindex @kbd{?<cr>}
@kindex @kbd{/<cr>}
@kindex @kbd{?<string>}
@kindex @kbd{/<string>}
@kindex @kbd{''}
@kindex @kbd{``}
@kindex @kbd{]<a-z>}
@kindex @kbd{[<a-z>}
@kindex @kbd{'<a-z>}
@kindex @kbd{`<a-z>}
@kindex @kbd{m<a-z>}
@kindex @kbd{[]}
@kindex @kbd{[[}
@kindex @kbd{]]}
@kindex @kbd{@{}
@kindex @kbd{@}}
@kindex @kbd{(}
@kindex @kbd{)}
@kindex @kbd{M}
@kindex @kbd{L}
@kindex @kbd{H}
@kindex @kbd{G}
@kindex @kbd{E}
@kindex @kbd{e}
@kindex @kbd{B}
@kindex @kbd{b}
@kindex @kbd{W}
@kindex @kbd{w}
@kindex @kbd{,}
@kindex @kbd{;}
@kindex @kbd{T<char>}
@kindex @kbd{F<char>}
@kindex @kbd{t<char>}
@kindex @kbd{f<char>}
@kindex @kbd{|}
@kindex @kbd{0}
@kindex @kbd{<cr>}
@kindex @kbd{+}
@kindex @kbd{-}
@kindex @kbd{^}
@kindex @kbd{$}
@kindex @kbd{C-p}
@kindex @kbd{<lf>}
@kindex @kbd{<sp>}
@kindex @kbd{C-n}
@kindex @kbd{C-h}
@kindex @kbd{h}
@kindex @kbd{j}
@kindex @kbd{k}
@kindex @kbd{l}

@node Marking,Appending Text,Move Commands,Text Handling
@subsection Marking

Emacs mark is referred to in the region specifiers @kbd{r} and @kbd{R}.
@xref{Emacs Preliminaries} and @pxref{Basics} for explanation. Also
see @ref{Mark,,Mark,emacs,The GNU Emacs manual}, for an explanation of
the Emacs mark ring.

@cindex marking

@table @kbd
@item m<a-z>
Mark the current file and position with the specified letter.
@item m .
Set the Emacs mark (@xref{Emacs Preliminaries}) at point.
@item m <
Set the Emacs mark at beginning of buffer.
@item m >
Set the Emacs mark at end of buffer.
@item m ,
Jump to the Emacs mark.
@item :mark <char>
 Mark position with text marker named <char>. This is an Ex command.
@item :k <char>
 Same as @kbd{:mark}.
@item ``
Exchange point and mark.
@item ''
Exchange point and mark and go to the first CHAR on line.
@item '<a-z>
Go to specified Viper mark.
@item
Go to specified Viper mark and go to the first CHAR on line.
@end table
@kindex @kbd{m<a-z>}
@kindex @kbd{m.}
@kindex @kbd{m>}
@kindex @kbd{m<}
@kindex @kbd{m,}
@findex @kbd{:mark}
@findex @kbd{:k}
@kindex @kbd{''}
@kindex @kbd{``}
@kindex @kbd{`<a-z>}
@kindex @kbd{'<a-z>}

@node  Appending Text, Editing in Insert State, Marking,Text Handling
@subsection Appending Text

@xref{Options} to see how to change tab and shiftwidth size. See the GNU
Emacs manual, or try @kbd{C-ha tabs} (If you have turned Emacs help on).
Check out the variable @code{indent-tabs-mode} to put in just spaces.
Also see options for word-wrap.

@cindex inserting
@cindex appending
@cindex paste
@cindex put

@table @kbd
@item <count>  a
<count> times after the cursor.
@item <count>  A
<count> times at the end of line.
@item <count>  i
<count> times before the cursor (insert).
@item <count>  I
<count> times before the first CHAR of the line
@item <count>  o
On a new line below the current (open).
The count is only useful on a slow terminal.
@item <count>  O
On a new line above the current.
The count is only useful on a slow terminal.
@item <count>  ><move>
Shift the lines described by <count><move> one
shiftwidth to the right (layout!).
@item <count>  >>
Shift <count> lines one shiftwidth to the right.
@item <count>  ["<a-z1-9>]p
Put the contents of the (default undo) buffer
<count> times after the cursor. The register will
be automatically downcased.
@item <count>  ["<a-z1-9>]P
Put the contents of the (default undo) buffer
<count> times before the cursor. The register will
@item [<a-z>
Show contents of textmarker.
@item ]<a-z>
Show contents of register.
@item <count>  .
Repeat previous command <count> times. For destructive
commands as well as undo.
@item f1 1 and f1 2
While @kbd{.} repeats the last destructive command,
these two macros repeat the second-last and the third-last destructive
commands. @xref{Vi Macros}, for more information on Vi macros.
@item C-c M-p and C-c M-n
In Vi state,
these commands help peruse the history of Vi's destructive commands.
Successive typing of @kbd{C-c M-p} causes Viper to search the history in
the direction 
of older commands, while hitting @kbd{C-c M-n} does so in reverse
order. Each command in the history is displayed in the Minibuffer. The
displayed command can 
then be executed by typing `@kbd{.}'.

Since typing the above sequences of keys may be tedious, the
functions doing the perusing can be bound to unused keyboard keys in the
@file{~/.vip} file. @xref{Viper Specials}, for details.
@end table
@kindex @kbd{C-c M-p}
@kindex @kbd{C-c M-n}
@kindex @kbd{.}
@kindex @kbd{]<a-z>}
@kindex @kbd{[<a-z>}
@kindex @kbd{P}
@kindex @kbd{p}
@kindex @kbd{"<a-z1-9>p}
@kindex @kbd{"<a-z1-9>P}
@kindex @kbd{>>}
@kindex @kbd{><move>}
@kindex @kbd{O}
@kindex @kbd{o}
@kindex @kbd{i}
@kindex @kbd{A}
@kindex @kbd{a}

@node Editing in Insert State, Deleting Text, Appending Text,Text Handling
@subsection Editing in Insert State

Minibuffer can be edited similarly to Insert state, and you can switch
between Insert/Replace/Vi states at will.
Some users prefer plain Emacs feel in the Minibuffer. To this end, set
@var{vip-vi-style-in-minibuffer} to @code{nil}.

@cindex Insert state

@table @kbd
@item C-v
Deprive the next char of its special meaning (quoting).
@item C-h
One char back.
@item C-w
One word back.
@item C-u
Back to the begin of the change on the
current line.

@end table
@kindex @kbd{C-u}
@kindex @kbd{C-w}
@kindex @kbd{C-v}

@node Deleting Text, Changing Text, Editing in Insert State, Text Handling
@subsection Deleting Text


There is one difference in text deletion that you should be
aware of. This difference comes from Emacs and was adopted in Viper
because we find it very useful. In Vi, if you delete a line, say, and then
another line, these two deletions are separated and are put back
separately if you use the @samp{p} command. In Emacs (and Viper), successive
series of deletions that are @emph{not interrupted} by other commands are
lumped together, so the deleted text gets accumulated and can be put back
as one chunk. If you want to break a sequence of deletions so that the
newly deleted text could be put back separately from the previously deleted
text, you should perform a non-deleting action, e.g., move the cursor one
character in any direction.

@cindex shifting text

@table @kbd
@item <count>  x
Delete <count> chars under and after the cursor.
@item <count>  X
Delete <count> chars before the cursor.
@item <count>  d<move>
Delete from point to endpoint of <count><move>.
@item <count>  dd
Delete <count> lines.
@item  D
The rest of the line.
@item <count>  <<move>
Shift the lines described by <count><move> one
shiftwidth to the left (layout!).
@item <count>  <<
Shift <count> lines one shiftwidth to the left.
@end table
@kindex @kbd{<<}
@kindex @kbd{<<move>}
@kindex @kbd{D}
@kindex @kbd{dd}
@kindex @kbd{d<move>}
@kindex @kbd{X}
@kindex @kbd{x}

@node Changing Text, Search and Replace, Deleting Text,Text Handling
@subsection Changing Text

@cindex joining lines
@cindex changing case
@cindex quoting regions
@cindex substitution

@table @kbd
@item <count>  r<char>
Replace <count> chars by <char> - no <esc>.
@item <count>  R
Overwrite the rest of the line,
appending change @var{count - 1} times.
@item <count>  s
Substitute <count> chars.
@item <count>  S
Change <count> lines.
@item <count>  c<move>
Change from begin to endpoint of <count><move>.
@item <count>  cc
Change <count> lines.
@item <count>  C
The rest of the line and <count> - 1 next lines.
@item <count>  =<move>
Reindent the region described by move.
@item <count>  ~
Switch lower and upper cases.
@item <count>  J
Join <count> lines (default 2).
@item  :[x,y]s/<p>/<r>/<f>
Substitute (on lines x through y) the pattern
<p> (default the last pattern) with <r>.  Useful
flags <f> are @samp{g} for @samp{global} (i.e. change every
non-overlapping occurrence of <p>) and @samp{c} for
@samp{confirm} (type @samp{y} to confirm a particular
substitution, else @samp{n} ).  Instead of @kbd{/} any
punctuation CHAR unequal to <space> <tab> and <lf> can be used as
delimiter.
@item  :[x,y]copy [z]
 Copy text between @kbd{x} and @kbd{y} to the position after @kbd{z}.
@item  :[x,y]t [z]
 Same as @kbd{:copy}.
@item  :[x,y]move [z]
 Move text between @kbd{x} and @kbd{y} to the position after @kbd{z}.
@item  &
Repeat latest Ex substitute command, e.g.
@kbd{:s/wrong/good}.
@item C-c /
Toggle case-sensitive search. With prefix argument, toggle vanilla/regular
expression search.
@item #c<move>
Change upper case characters in the region to lower case.
@item #C<move>
Change lower case characters in the region to upper case.
@item #q<move> 
Insert specified string at the beginning of each line in the region
@item C-c M-p and C-c M-n
In Insert and Replace states, these keys are bound to commands that peruse
the history of the text 
previously inserted in other insert or replace commands. By repeatedly typing
@kbd{C-c M-p} or @kbd{C-c M-n}, you will cause Viper to
insert these previously used strings one by one.
When a new string is inserted, the previous one is deleted. 

In Vi state, these keys are bound to functions that peruse the history of
destructive Vi commands.
@xref{Viper Specials}, for details.
@end table
@kindex @kbd{C-c M-p}
@kindex @kbd{C-c M-n}
@kindex @kbd{#q<move> }
@kindex @kbd{#C<move>}
@kindex @kbd{#c<move>}
@kindex @kbd{&}
@findex @kbd{:substitute/<p>/<r>/<f>}
@findex @kbd{:s/<p>/<r>/<f>}
@findex @kbd{:copy [z]}
@findex @kbd{:t [z]}
@findex @kbd{:move [z]}
@kindex @kbd{J}
@kindex @kbd{~}
@kindex @kbd{=<move>}
@kindex @kbd{C}
@kindex @kbd{cc}
@kindex @kbd{c<move>}
@kindex @kbd{S}
@kindex @kbd{s}
@kindex @kbd{R}
@kindex @kbd{r<char>}

@node Search and Replace, Yanking, Changing Text,Text Handling
@subsection Search and Replace

@xref{Groundwork}, for Ex address syntax. @xref{Options} to see how to
get literal (non-regular-expression) search and how to stop search from
wrapping around.

@table @kbd
@item <count>  /<string>
To the <count>th occurrence of <string>.
@item <count>  ?<string>
To the <count>th previous occurrence of <string>.
@item <count>  g<move>
Search for the text described by move. (off by default)
@item n
Repeat latest @kbd{/} @kbd{?} (next).
@item N
Idem in opposite direction.
@item %
Find the next bracket and go to its match
@item :[x,y]g/<string>/<cmd>
@cindex text processing
Search globally [from line x to y] for <string>
and execute the Ex <cmd> on each occurrence.
@item :[x,y]v/<string>/<cmd>
Execute <cmd> on the lines that don't match.
@item #g<move>
Execute the last keyboard macro for each line in the region.
@xref{Macros and Registers}, for more info.
@item Q
Query Replace.
@item :ta <name>
Search in the tags file where <name> is defined (file, line), and go to it.
@item  :[x,y]s/<p>/<r>/<f>
Substitute (on lines x through y) the pattern <p> (default the last
pattern) with <r>.  Useful
flags <f> are @samp{g} for @samp{global} (i.e. change every
non-overlapping occurrence of <p>) and @samp{c} for
@samp{confirm} (type @samp{y} to confirm a particular
substitution, else @samp{n}).  Instead of @kbd{/} any
punctuation CHAR unequal to <space> <tab> and <lf> can be used as delimiter.
@item  &
 Repeat latest Ex substitute command, e.g. @kbd{:s/wrong/good}.
@end table
@kindex @kbd{&}
@findex @kbd{:substitute/<p>/<r>/<f>}
@kindex @kbd{Q}
@kindex @kbd{#g<move>}
@findex @kbd{:v/<string>/<cmd>}
@findex @kbd{:g/<string>/<cmd>}
@findex @kbd{:global/<string>/<cmd>}
@findex @kbd{:tag <name>}
@kindex @kbd{%}
@kindex @kbd{N}
@kindex @kbd{n}
@kindex @kbd{g<move>}
@kindex @kbd{?<string>}
@kindex @kbd{/<string>}

@node Yanking,Undoing,Search and Replace,Text Handling
@subsection Yanking

@cindex cut and paste
@cindex paste

@table @kbd
@item <count>  y<move>
Yank from begin to endpoint of <count><move>.
@item <count>  "<a-z>y<move>
Yank from begin to endpoint of <count><move> to register.
@item <count>  "<A-Z>y<move>
Yank from begin to endpoint of <count><move> and append
to register.
@item <count>  yy
<count> lines.
@item <count>  Y
Idem (should be equivalent to @kbd{y$} though).
@item  m<a-z>
Mark the cursor position with a letter.
@item [<a-z>
Show contents of textmarker.
@item ]<a-z>
Show contents of register.
@item <count>  ["<a-z1-9>]p
Put the contents of the (default undo) buffer
<count> times after the cursor. The register will
be automatically downcased.
@item <count>  ["<a-z1-9>]P
Put the contents of the (default undo) buffer
<count> times before the cursor. The register will
@end table
@kindex @kbd{P}
@kindex @kbd{p}
@kindex @kbd{"<a-z1-9>p}
@kindex @kbd{"<a-z1-9>P}
@kindex @kbd{]<a-z>}
@kindex @kbd{[<a-z>}
@kindex @kbd{m<a-z>}
@kindex @kbd{Y}
@kindex @kbd{yy}
@kindex @kbd{"<A-Z>y<move>}
@kindex @kbd{"<a-z>y<move>}
@kindex @kbd{y<move>}
@kindex @kbd{yank}
@findex @kbd{:yank}

@node Undoing,, Yanking,Text Handling
@subsection Undoing

@cindex undo
@cindex backup files

@table @kbd
@item  u U
Undo the latest change.
@item  .
Repeat undo.
@item :q!
Quit Vi without writing.
@item :e!
Re-edit a messed-up file.
@item :rec
Recover file from autosave. Viper also creates backup files
that have a @samp{~} appended to them.
@end table
@findex @kbd{:rec}
@findex @kbd{:e!}
@findex @kbd{:q!}
@kindex @kbd{.}
@kindex @kbd{U}
@kindex @kbd{u}

@node Display, File and Buffer Handling, Text Handling, Commands
@section Display

@cindex scrolling

@table @kbd
@item C-g
At user level 1,
give file name, status, current line number
and relative position. @*
At user levels 2 and higher, abort the current command.
@item C-c g
Give file name, status, current line number and relative position -- all
user levels.
@item C-l
Refresh the screen. 
@item <count> C-e
Expose <count> more lines at bottom, cursor stays put (if possible).
@item <count> C-y
Expose <count> more lines at top, cursor stays put (if possible).
@item <count> C-d
Scroll <count> lines downward (default the number of the previous scroll;
initialization: half a page).
@item <count> C-u
Scroll <count> lines upward (default the number of the previous scroll;
initialization: half a page). 
@item <count> C-f
<count> pages forward.
@item <count> C-b
<count> pages backward (in older versions @kbd{C-b} only works without count).
@item <count> z<cr>
@item zH
Put line <count> at the top of the window (default the current line).
@item <count> z-
@item zL
Put line <count> at the bottom of the window
(default the current line).
@item <count> z.
@item zM
Put line <count> in the center of the window
(default the current line).
@end table
@kindex @kbd{zM}
@kindex @kbd{zL}
@kindex @kbd{zH}
@kindex @kbd{z<cr>}
@kindex @kbd{z.}
@kindex @kbd{z-}
@kindex @kbd{z<cr>}
@kindex @kbd{C-b}
@kindex @kbd{C-f}
@kindex @kbd{C-u}
@kindex @kbd{C-d}
@kindex @kbd{C-y}
@kindex @kbd{C-e}
@kindex @kbd{C-l}
@kindex @kbd{C-g}


@node File and Buffer Handling, Mapping, Display,Commands
@section File and Buffer Handling

@cindex multiple files

In all file handling commands, space should be typed before entering the file
name. If you need  to type a modifier, such as @kbd{>>} or @kbd{!}, don't
put any space between the command and the modifier.

@table @kbd
@item :q
Quit buffer except if modified.
@item :q!
Quit buffer without checking. In Viper, these two commands
are identical. Confirmation is required if exiting modified buffers that
visit files.
@item :susp
@item :stop
Suspend Viper
@item :[x,y] w
Write the file. Viper nakes sure that a final newline is always added to
any file where this newline is missing. This is done by setting Emacs
variable @code{require-final-newline} to @code{t}. If you don't like this
feature, use @code{setq-default} to set @code{require-final-newline} to
@code{nil}. This must be done either in @file{.vip} file or in
@code{.emacs} after Viper is loaded.
@item :[x,y] w <name>
Write to the file <name>.
@item :[x,y] w>> <name>
Append the buffer to the file <name>.  There should be no space between
@kbd{w} and @kbd{>>}. Type space after the @kbd{>>} and see what happens.
@item :w! <name>
Overwrite the file <name>. In Viper, @kbd{:w} and @kbd{:w!} are identical.
Confirmation is required for writing to an existing file (if this is not
the file the buffer is visiting) or to a read-only file.
@item :x,y w <name>
Write lines x through y to the file <name>.
@item :wq
Write the file and kill buffer.
@item :r <file> [<file> ...]
Read file into a buffer, inserting its contents after the current line.
@item :xit
Same as @kbd{:wq}.
@item :W
Save unsaved buffers, asking for confirmation.
@item :WW
Like @kbd{W}, but without asking for confirmation. 
@item ZZ
Save current buffer and kill it. If user level is 1, then save all files
and kill Emacs. Killing Emacs is the wrong way to use it, so you should
switch to  higher user levels as soon as possible.
@item :x [<file>]
Save and kill buffer.
@item :x! [<file>]
@kbd{:w![<file>]} and @kbd{:q}.
@item :pre
Preserve the file -- autosave buffers.
@item :rec
Recover file from autosave.
@item :f
Print file name and lines.
@item :cd [<dir>]
Set the working directory to <dir> (default home directory).
@item :pwd
Print present working directory.
@item :e [+<cmd>] <files>
Edit files. If no filename is given, edit the file visited by the current
buffer. If buffer was modified or the file changed on disk, ask for
confirmation. Unlike Vi, Viper allows @kbd{:e} to take multiple arguments.
The first file is edited the same way as in Vi. The rest are visited
in the usual Emacs way.
@item :e! [+<cmd>] <files>
Re-edit file. If no filename, reedit current file.
In Viper, unlike Vi, @kbd{e!} is identical to @kbd{:e}. In both cases, the
user is asked to confirm if there is a danger of discarding changes to a
buffer.
@item :q!
Quit Vi without writing.
@item C-^
Edit the alternate (normally the previous) file.
@item :rew
Obsolete
@item :args
List files not shown anywhere with counts for next
@item :n [count]  [+<cmd>] [<files>]
Edit <count> file, or edit files. The count comes from :args. 
@item :N [count] [+<cmd>] [<files>] 
Like @kbd{:n}, but the meaning of the variable
@var{ex-cycle-other-window} is reversed.
@item :b    
Switch to another buffer. If @var{ex-cycle-other-window} is @code{t},
switch in another window. Buffer completion is supported.
@item :B    
Like @kbd{:b}, but the meaning of @var{ex-cycle-other-window} is reversed.
@item :<address>r <name>
Read the file <name> into the buffer after the line <address>.
@item v, V, C-v
Edit a file in current or another window, or in another frame. File name
is typed in Minibuffer. File completion and history are supported.
@end table
@kindex @kbd{v}
@kindex @kbd{V}
@findex @kbd{:args}
@findex @kbd{:rew}
@kindex @kbd{C-^}
@findex @kbd{:e! [<files>]}
@findex @kbd{:e [<files>]}
@findex @kbd{:edit [<files>]}
@findex @kbd{:edit! [<files>]}
@findex @kbd{:q!}
@findex @kbd{:q}
@findex @kbd{:quit}
@findex @kbd{:quit!}
@findex @kbd{:f}
@findex @kbd{:rec}
@findex @kbd{:r}
@findex @kbd{:read}
@findex @kbd{:pre}
@kindex @kbd{ZZ}
@findex @kbd{:wq}
@findex @kbd{:w <file>}
@findex @kbd{:w! <file>}
@findex @kbd{:w >> <file>}
@findex @kbd{:write <file>}
@findex @kbd{:write! <file>}
@findex @kbd{:write >> <file>}
@findex @kbd{:W}
@findex @kbd{:WW}
@findex @kbd{:Write}
@findex @kbd{:WWrite}
@findex @kbd{:WWrite}
@findex @kbd{:x}
@findex @kbd{:x!}
@findex @kbd{:susp}
@findex @kbd{:stop}
@findex @kbd{:n [<count> | <file>]}
@findex @kbd{:cd [<dir>]}
@findex @kbd{:pwd}

@node Mapping, Shell Commands, File and Buffer Handling, Commands
@section Mapping

@cindex keybindings
@cindex keymapping

@table @kbd
@item :map <string>
 Start defining a Vi-style keyboard macro.
 For instance, typing
 @kbd{:map www} followed by @kbd{:!wc %} and then typing @kbd{C-x )}
 will cause @kbd{www} to run wc on
 current file (Vi replaces @samp{%} with the current file name).
@item C-x )
 Finish defining a keyboard macro.
 In Viper, this command completes the process of defining all keyboard
macros, whether they are Emacs-style or Vi-style.
This is a departure from Vi, needed to allow WYSIWYG mapping of
keyboard macros and to permit the use of function keys and arbitrary Emacs
functions in the macros.
@item :unmap <string>
 Deprive <string> of its mappings in Vi state.
@item :map! <string>
 Map a macro for Insert state.
@item :unmap! <string>
 Deprive <string> of its mapping in Insert state (see @kbd{:unmap}).
@item @@<a-z>
 In Vi state,
 execute the contents of register as a command.
@item @@@@
 In Vi state,
 repeat last register command. 
@item @@#
In Vi state,
 begin keyboard macro. End with @@<a-z>. This will
 put the macro in the proper register. Register will
 be automatically downcased.
 @xref{Macros and Registers}, for more info.
@item @@!<a-z>
 In Vi state,
 yank anonymous macro to register
@item *
 In Vi state,
 execute anonymous macro (defined by C-x( and C-x )).
@item C-x e
 Like @kbd{*}, but works in all Viper states.
@item #g<move>
 Execute the last keyboard macro for each line in the region.
 @xref{Macros and Registers}, for more info.
@item [<a-z>
 Show contents of textmarker.
@item ]<a-z>
 Show contents of register.
@end table
@kindex @kbd{]<a-z>}
@kindex @kbd{[<a-z>}
@kindex @kbd{#g<move>}
@kindex @kbd{*}
@kindex @kbd{@@!<a-z>}
@kindex @kbd{@@#}
@kindex @kbd{@@@@}
@kindex @kbd{@@<a-z>}
@findex @kbd{:unmap <char>}
@findex @kbd{:map <char> <seq>}
@findex @kbd{:unmap! <char>}
@findex @kbd{:map! <char> <seq>}

@node Shell Commands, Options, Mapping, Commands
@section Shell Commands

@cindex % (Current file)

Note that % is used in Ex commands to mean current file. If you want a %
in your command, it must be escaped as @samp{\%}. 
@cindex % (Ex address)
However if % is the
first character, it stands as the address for the whole file.
@cindex # (Previous file)
Similarly, @samp{#} expands to the previous file. The previous file is
the first file in @kbd{:args} listing. This defaults
to the previous file in the VI sense if you have one window.@refill

@cindex shell commands

@table @kbd
@item :sh
Execute a subshell in another window
@item :[x,y]!<cmd>
Execute a shell <cmd> [on lines x through y;
% is replace by current file, \% is changed to %
@item :[x,y]!! [<args>]
Repeat last shell command [and append <args>].
@item :!<cmd>
Just execute command and display result in a buffer.
@item :!! <args>
Repeat last shell command and append <args>
@item <count> !<move><cmd>
The shell executes <cmd>, with standard
input the lines described by <count><move>,
next the standard output replaces those lines
(think of @samp{cb}, @samp{sort}, @samp{nroff}, etc.).
@item <count> !!<cmd>
Give <count> lines as standard input to the
shell <cmd>, next let the standard output
replace those lines.
@item :[x,y] w !<cmd>
Let lines x to y be standard input for <cmd>
(notice the <sp> between @kbd{w} and @kbd{!}).
@item :<address>r !<cmd>
Put the output of <cmd> after the line <address> (default current).
@item :<address>r <name>
Read the file <name> into the buffer after the line <address> (default
current).
@end table
@findex @kbd{:<address>r <name>}
@findex @kbd{:<address>r !<cmd>}
@findex @kbd{!<cmd>}
@findex @kbd{!!<cmd>}
@findex @kbd{!<move><cmd>}
@findex @kbd{:w !<cmd>}
@findex @kbd{:x,y w !<cmd>}
@findex @kbd{:!! <args>}
@findex @kbd{:!<cmd>}
@findex @kbd{:sh}

@node Options,Emacs Related Commands,Shell Commands,Commands
@section Options

@cindex Vi options

@table @kbd
@item ai
@cindex autoindent
autoindent -- In append mode after a <cr> the
cursor will move directly below the first
CHAR on the previous line.  
@item ic
@cindex case and searching
ignorecase -- No distinction between upper and
lower cases when searching.
@item magic
@cindex literal searching
Regular expressions used in searches; nomagic means no regexps.
@item ro
@cindex readonly files
readonly -- The file is not to be changed.
If the user attempts to write to this file, confirmation will be requested.
@item sh=<string>
@cindex shell
shell -- The program to be used for shell escapes
(default @samp{$SHELL} (default @file{/bin/sh})).
@item sw=<count>
@cindex layout
@cindex shifting text
shiftwidth -- Gives the shiftwidth (default 8 positions).
@item sm
@cindex paren matching
@cindex matching parens
showmatch -- Whenever you append a @kbd{)}, Vi shows
its match if it's on the same page; also with
@kbd{@{} and @kbd{@}}.  If there's no match, Vi will beep.
@item ts=<count>
@cindex changing tab width
@cindex tabbing
tabstop -- The length of a <ht>; warning: this is
only IN the editor, outside of it <ht>s have
their normal length (default 8 positions).
@item wm=<count>
@cindex auto fill
@cindex word wrap
wrapmargin -- In append mode Vi automatically
puts a <lf> whenever there is a <sp> or <ht>
within <wm> columns from the right margin.
@item ws
@cindex searching
wrapscan -- When searching, the end is
considered @samp{stuck} to the begin of the file.
@item :set <option>
Turn <option> on.
@item :set no<option>
Turn <option> off.
@item :set <option>=<value>
Set <option> to <value>.
@end table
@findex @kbd{:set <option>=<value>}
@findex @kbd{:set no<option>}
@findex @kbd{:set <option>}
@findex @kbd{:set ws}
@findex @kbd{:set wrapscan}
@findex @kbd{:set wm=<count>}
@findex @kbd{:set wrapmargin=<count>}
@findex @kbd{:set ts=<count>}
@findex @kbd{:set tabstop=<count>}
@findex @kbd{:set tab-stop-local=<count>}
@findex @kbd{:set sm}
@findex @kbd{:set showmatch}
@findex @kbd{:set sw=<count>}
@findex @kbd{:set shiftwidth=<count>}
@findex @kbd{:set sh=<string>}
@findex @kbd{:set shell=<string>}
@findex @kbd{:set ro}
@findex @kbd{:set readonly}
@findex @kbd{:set magic}
@findex @kbd{:set ic}
@findex @kbd{:set ignorecase}
@findex @kbd{:set ai}
@findex @kbd{:set autoindent}

@node Emacs Related Commands,,Options,Commands
@section Emacs Related Commands

@table @kbd
@item _
Begin Meta command in Vi state. Most often used as _x (M-x).
@item C-z
Begin Meta command in Insert state.
@item C-z
Switch between Emacs and Vi states.
@item C-x0
Close Window
@item C-x1
Close Other Windows
@item C-x2
Split Window
@item C-xo
Move among windows
@item C-xC-f
Emacs find-file, useful in Insert state
@item C-y 
Put back the last killed text. Similar to Vi's @kbd{p}, but also works in
Insert and Replace state. This command doesn't work in Vi command state,
since this binding is taken for something else.
@item M-y
Undoes the last @kbd{C-y} and puts another kill from the kill ring.
Using this command, you can try may different kills until you find the one
you need.
@end table
@kindex @kbd{M-y}
@kindex @kbd{C-y}
@kindex @kbd{C-xC-f}
@kindex @kbd{C-xo}
@kindex @kbd{C-x2}
@kindex @kbd{C-x1}
@kindex @kbd{C-x0}
@kindex @kbd{C-z}
@kindex @kbd{C-z}
@kindex @kbd{_}

@node Mouse-bound Commands,,,Commands
@section Mouse-bound Commands

The following two mouse actions are normally bound to to special search and
insert commands in of Viper:

@table @kbd
@item S-mouse-1 (Emacs)
@item meta button1up (XEmacs)
Holding Shift (or Meta, if XEmacs) and clicking mouse button 1 will
initiate search for 
a region under the mouse pointer.
This command can take a prefix argument. Note: Viper sets this
binding only if this mouse action is not 
already bound to something else.
@xref{Viper Specials}, for more information.@refill

@item S-mouse-2 (Emacs)
@item meta button2up (XEmacs)
Holding Shift (or Meta, if XEmacs) and clicking button 2 of the mouse will
insert a region surrounding the mouse pointer.
This command can also take a prefix argument.
Note: Viper sets this binding only if this mouse action is not
already bound to something else.
@xref{Viper Specials}, for more details.@refill
@end table        
@kindex @kbd{S-mouse-1}
@kindex @kbd{S-mouse-2}
@kindex @kbd{meta button1up}
@kindex @kbd{meta button2up}