Moving within a File: : Vi Editor

To move around within a file without affecting your text, you must be in command mode (press Esc twice). Here are some of the commands you can use to move around one character at a time:

Command	Description
k	Moves the cursor up one line.
j	Moves the cursor down one line.
h	Moves the cursor to the left one character position.
l	Moves the cursor to the right one character position.

There are following two important points to be noted:

• The vi is case-sensitive, so you need to pay special attention to capitalization when using commands.
• Most commands in vi can be prefaced by the number of times you want the action to occur. For example, 2j moves cursor two lines down the cursor location.