Vim
Vim Packages and creating files
Installing Vim yum install vim of apt-get install vim.
vim -g can actually run the GUI - who cares though. There are a number of different GUI wrappers. gvim is the most popular.
So we have vi, vim - the improved vi and gvim.
Vim modes, navigation and commands
- Command/Normal mode
- Insert/Ex mode
- Mark mode
Basics
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| x | Delete character |
| :q! | Quit and omit changes |
| :wq | Write and quit |
| : | "File mode" |
| h | Left |
| j | Down |
| k | Up |
| l | Right |
| w | Word forward |
| e | Word forward last char |
| b | Back word |
| 0 | Go to start |
| $ | Go to end |
| v | Highlight words |
| % | Go to matching bracket/quotes etc |
| Number, command | Move by certain amount |
| r | Replace |
| u | Undo |
| . | Redo |
| d (twice) | Delete the line |
| d, w | Delete the word |
| Number, i | Insert a number of times |
| Number, r | Replace a number of chars |
| Number, x | Delete certain number of keys |
| y, move to new spot, p | Yank the link, then paste |
| v, then y | Mark mode and yank |
| >> | Indent forward |
| << | Indent back |
/<word> | Find a word |
| n/N | Forward search, N upwards |
?<word> | Search bottom up (N/n swap) |
| %s/ex/EX/g | Global ex regex |
| #s/ex/EX/gc | Confirm value swapping |
| j + j | Go back to normal mode |
| g + g | Go to top of document |
| G | Go to end of file |
| ( | Jump to previous sentence |
| ) | Jump to next sentence |
| } | Jump to next paragraph |
| { | Jump to previous paragraph |
| a | Insert text before cursor |
| A | Insert test at end of line |
| o | Begin new line below the cursor |
| O | Begin new line above the cursor |
:r [filename] | Insert the file [filename] below the cursor |
| :r ![command] | Execute [command] and insert its output below the cursor |
Delete Text
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| x | Delete at cursor |
| dw | Delete word |
| d0 | Delete to beginning of a line |
| d$ | Delete to end of a line |
| d) | Delete to end of sentence |
| dgg | Delete to beginning of file |
| dG | Delete to end of file |
| dd | Delete line |
| 3dd | Delete three lines |
Copy/Paste
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| yy | Copy current line into storage buffer |
| p | Paste storage buffer after line |
| P | Paste storage buffer before line |
Undo/Redo
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| u | Undo the last operation |
| ctrl + r | Redo the last undo |
Executing external commands
These are a few of the more advanced things.
: ! ls -al ~ - it will run the command, and then we get the option to run a command.
:r ! cat /root/.bash_profile for example will read in the profile.
Files and buffers
:saveas <name|path>