VIM:Text editor

Why vim?

• Availability

• Fast & Efficient

• Compatible with every thing

• Cool

Modes:

• commandline mode

• insert mode

• last line mode

• Append mode

• Change mode

• Replace mode

Installation:

$sudo apt-get install vim

Opening a file:

$vim filename

Command line modes:

Basic commands:

• i: insert

• a: append

• x: character delete

• dd: line delete

• dw: word delete

• [no.]dd: delete lines after the current line to [no.]

• r: Replace a character

• s: delete one character and then insert

• o: go to insert mode in next line

• v: visual mode

• ctrl+v: visual block mode

• u: undo

For Searching:

/ n - next word

Last line mode commands:

• :w -save file but not exit

• :wq - save file and exit

• :x - same as :wq

• :q! - exit but not save the file

• :[no] - move cursor to the [no] line

• :w - newfile with content

• :r - read the given file

• :set nu - display number

• :set rnu - display relative number

• :set nu!

• :help

Yank, cut and paste

• y - copy

• x - cut

• p - paste

Some more Commands:

• :% - apply command to all content

• :%s/old/new/gc - replace

• :set paste

• :! = bash command

• :w !sudo tee %

Differt tabs opening in one vim:

• :tabedit

• :Te

• gt

Splitting window:

• :vsplit- vertical split

• :split- horizontal split

• Ctrl+w + arrows - Move to another windows