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1.4 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.