Vim editor is an enhancement of Vi editor
Vi stands for Vi Improved, it is used as Text Editor.
Syntax: # vim [options] [filename]
eg: # vim hello.txt
for more information about the options use man pages for vim command.
After executing vim command There are two interfaces in vim editor
1. For insert mode press ‘i’, which is used for writing the text.
2. For Command mode press ‘ESC’ then enter the command and press ‘Enter’, based on that command we save or unsave and exit from text editor.
Now, lets understand the various commands in vim Text editor.To Save a file
To Save a file
command: :w
To Save and quit a file
command: :wq
To quit a file which is modified (without any overwriting)
command: :q! To undo the text
command: press 'u'
To redo the text
command: press 'ctrl+R'
To come to starting of the file
command: press 'gg' or :0
To go to bottom of the file
command: press 'G'
To go to particular line
command: Type the number of the line you need and then press 'G'
To come to starting of the line
command: press '0'
To come to end of the line
command: press 'A'
To come to next word at starting
command: press 'w'
To come to next word at ending
command: press 'e'
To come to next 3rd word
command: press '3w'
To replace the text go to infront of the text
command: press 'R'
To search a keyword(Text)
Forward Search:
command: ?keyword
eg: ?Sandeep
Back word Search:
command: /keyword
eg: /Sandeep
To Find and replace the Keyword(Text)
command: :g/search-string/s//replace-string/g
eg: :g/sandeep/s//kiran/g
To get the count of the Keyword(Text) in a file
command: :%s/search-string//gn
eg: :%s/sandeep//gn
To delete a word:
command: dw
To delete a sentence:
command: ddw
To copy the sentence:
command: press 'yy'
To paste the sentence:
command: press 'p'
To paste the 10 sentences:
command: press '10p'
To see the related command
type a command eg: ‘:e’ and press ‘ctrl+D’ to list all the command name starts with :e and press tab to complete the command
