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Vim

Vim is a built in text editor that comes with almost all Unix systems. It is hyperefficient and provides opportunities for customizing features and settings using an extensive plugin system. You can customize Vim on a per-user basis, using the local .vimrc file, or set configurations to apply system-wide, by using the Global vimrc File.

For now, I am deciding to modify the local .vimrc file in my home directory, located at ~/.vimrc
I am storing a copy of my preferred customization here.

Start Using Vim

basics

  • open a vile with the command vim <filename>
  • insert mode with I, insert at end of line with A
  • go to beginning of line while in normal mode : 0
  • navigate to end of line in normal mode : ^

Navigate the file system

  • to exit current buffer (I think that's right?) and go back to view file directory :e .

Links that have been helpful

Modes

(source :h vim-modes-intro) Vim has seven BASIC modes:

  • Normal: In Normal mode, you can enter all normal editor commands. This is also known as command mode.
  • Visual: The movement commands extend a highlighted area. When a non-movement command is used, it is executed for the highlighted area.
  • Insert: The text you type is inserted into the buffer.

The most important ones are normal, insert, and visual.

Vim Cheat Sheet

Navigate Between Modes

Action Command
Insert Mode i
Append (Insert end of line) A
Visual Mode v
Replace r +
Command-Line

Cursor Movement

Action Command
Jump to End of File G
Jump to Beginning of File g
Left, Down, Up, Right h j k l
Top of screen head of screen H
Middle of Screen M
Bottom of Screen L
jump forwards to start of word w
jump forwards to start of word (can contain punctuation) W
jump forwardst to end of word e
jump forwards to end of word (can contain punctuation) E
---- ----
jump to line N ngg or nG

Searching

Action Command
Search for a word ? <search term> + n (to go forwards) or N (to go backwards)

Navigating a File System

Action Command
File Explorer Window :Explore
List file names in current directory (in normal mode) :e CTRL-D

Text Editing

Action Command
Undo u
Restore (undo) last changed line U

Cut & Paste

Action Command
Yank (copy) a line yy
Yank (copy) n lines nyy
Paste after curosr P
Paste before cursor p
Delete (cut) a line dd
Delete (cut) n lines ndd
Delete the characters of the word from the cursor position to the start of the next word dw
Delete to End of Line D
Delete character x

Indent Text

Action Command
Indent Right one Shiftwidth >>
Indent Left one Shiftwidth <<
Indent Block with () or {} (cursor on brace) >%

Windows

Action Command
Split Horizontally :sp
Split Vertically :vs
Jump Between Windows ctrl w [hjkl]

Tabs

Action Command
Open Tabs vim -p <path/to/file> (... additional files to open)
Open Tabs (Normal Mode) :tabe <path/to/file> (...additional paths to files to open in tab)
Jump Between Tabs (forward) gt or :tabn
Jump Between Tabs (backward) gT or :tabp
Jump To Tab # N ngt (where n is tab index, starting with 1)
Close Current Tab :tabc