*** Quick Reference Summary *** Usage: tvx filename [-b -i -l -o=f -r -s -t -w -# {-z -c=f}] -[no]b : backup file -[no]i : autoindent -[no]l : make command log file -t : tty mode -o=outputfile -r : read only -s : big save buff -[no]w : word processing mode -# : set virtual window lines to # TVX Commands (n => count allowed) nA Append lines to save buffer (previous contents retained) B Buffer beginning - move cursor to top of current buffer ^B File beginning - move cursor to beginning of file nC Change chars - delete n characters, enter insert mode nD Down line - move cursor to beginning of next nth line n^D Down column - move to same column in nth line down. E Buffer end - move cursor to end of current buffer n^E Insert repeat buffer n into current text for Editing nF Find pattern - terminated with Escape - wild cards possible ^F Find across buffs - searches across file buffers G Get save buffer - insert contents of save buffer into text ^G Unkill last line - get back the last single line killed nH Half page - move cursor down (+n) or up (-n) half screen nI Insert (till $) - If n supplied, then single char inserted J Jump back to line cursor was on before previous command nK Kill character - deletes starting at char cursor is over n^K Kill line - deletes n lines nL Left - move cursor n characters left M Memory status - show basic status nN Note current location, up to 9 different places remembered n^N Reset location - return cursor to location n nO Open blank line - new line in front of cursor ^O Operating system - allows operating system commands nP Page - move cursor up (-n) or down (+n) screenfuls ^P Print screen - only on PCs nR Right - move cursor right n characters ^R Restore edited buffer - Used with ^E command nS Save n consecutive lines in save buffer - deletes old contents nT Tidy (fill text) - uses margin set by :w ^T Abort session - edits are lost! nU Up - move cursor up n lines to line beginning n^U Up column - retains column V Verify - repaints the screen n^W Write buff, get next part of large file, -n writes to cursor ^X Exit, end session - save edits n^Y Yank to(-n)/from(+n) file - prompt for filename will follow nBS Delete character before the cursor n; Find again - re-uses last find pattern / Delete "last thing" - following g, s, a, f, ^f commands = Change "last thing" - like /, but enters insert mode ' Delete to line beginning - deletes before cursor " Delete to line end - cursor onward to end of line , Line beginning - move cursor to beginning of line . Line end - move to end of current line nTAB Word right - move to begining of word to right n{ Word left - left a word. n=0 move to beg of current word. n<>$$ Repeat loop - execute commands between <>'s n times n& Repeat again - execute current repeat buffer again n#k Execute repeat buffer k n times ? Help - gives a help screen @ Invoke cmd file - execute file of TVX commands * Insert pattern found last - leaves in command mode $ Escape - end insert, find, repeat n:p Set parameter p - Possible parameters: A - Autoindent (1=y,0=n) D - display line E - Expand tabs to n spaces F - find case (0=exact,1=any) M - Match wild cards O - set output file name S - scroll window R - repeat buffer to use T - tty mode U - define user wild card set V - virtual window W - autowrap width Wild card matching - when wild card matching (:M) is enabled (default), the following wild cards (control characters) are supported ^A - alphanumeric character (a-z,0-9) ^D - a digit (0-9) ^L - any letter (a-z) ^O - Other - not ^A ^P - Punctuation ^X - any single character ^U - a character from user set (:U to set) Any of the above preceded by ^W matches a "word" of the wild card. A ^N will match a "word" of characters NOT in the wild card set.