BVI: Edit Commands

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If you would like to use the insert and delete commands, you have to enable them with the :set memmove option. These commands are locked per default, because you must not move bytes to a different address for many types of binary files (e.g. executables, database files, etc.). If you usually edit files where bytes can be moved, you can add the :set memmove directive to your `.bvirc` file.

Command | BVI | VI
--- | --- | ---
Replace bytes |
r | replace a single byte, no ESC needed
R | replace multiple bytes until you type ESC
~ | toggle between uppercase and lowercase of a byte

Append
bytes

A | append bytes at end of file
D | delete bytes to end of file

A | append characters at end of line
D | delete characters to end of line

Insert
bytes

i | insert byte in front of cursor position
a | insert byte after cursor position

I | insert byte at begin of file

I | insert characters at begin of line

not available

o | insert new line below current line
O | insert new line above current line

Delete
bytes

x | delete byte at of cursor position
X | delete byte in front of cursor position
dSPACE | delete byte at cursor position
dfC | delete from current position to next character C
d/xyz | delete from current position to first occurance of matching pattern xyz
d?xyz | delete from current position to first occurance of matching pattern xyz in reverse direction
d'a | delete from current position to mark a
dnG | delete from current position to byte with (decimal) address n

not available, because there are no lines, sentences, paragraphs or sections in a binary file

dd | delete line
d) | delete from cursor position through first following end of sentence
d} | delete from cursor position through first following end of paragraph
d] | delete from cursor position through first following end of section

d\6a 56 ff | delete from cursor position to first occurance of hex pattern 6a 56 ff
d#6a 56 ff | delete from cursor position to first occurance of hex pattern 6a 56 ff in reverse direction

not available

D | delete from current position to EOF
d$

D | delete from current position to end of line
d$

Undo
edits

u | Undo the most recent change

not available

U | Undo all of the changes made to the current line

Note that most of the commands can be used with a decimal repeat count in front of the command!

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Last update: September 30th 1999 by Gerhard Bürgmann