VIP: Differences from Vi

The major differences from Vi are explained below.

• Undoing:		You can undo more in VIP.
• Changing:		Commands for changing the text.
• Searching:		Search commands.
• z Command:		You can now use zH, zM and zL as well as z- etc.
• Counts:		Some Vi commands which do not accept a count now accept one.
• Marking:		You can now mark the current point, beginning of the buffer etc.
• Region Commands:		You can now give a region as an argument for delete commands etc.
• New Commands:		Some new commands not available in Vi are added.
• New Bindings:		Bindings of some keys are changed for the convenience of editing under Emacs.
• Window Commands:		Commands for moving among windows etc.
• Buffer Commands:		Commands for selecting buffers etc.
• File Commands:		Commands for visiting files etc.
• Misc Commands:		Other useful commands.