
vim
Vi IMproved, a programmer's text editor, providing several modes for different kinds of text manipulation. Pressing
i
enters edit mode.<Esc>
goes back to normal mode, which doesn't allow regular text insertion.
- Open a file:
vim {{file}}
- Enter text editing mode (insert mode):
<Esc>i
- Copy ("yank") or cut ("delete") the current line (paste it with
P
):
<Esc>{{yy|dd}}
- Undo the last operation:
<Esc>u
- Search for a pattern in the file (press
n
/N
to go to next/previous match):
<Esc>/{{search_pattern}}<Enter>
- Perform a regex substitution in the whole file (from the start,
1
, to the end,$
):
<Esc>:1,$s/{{pattern}}/{{replacement}}/g<Enter>
- Save (write) the file, and quit:
<Esc>:wq<Enter>
- Quit without saving:
<Esc>:q!<Enter>
