Vim Text Editor

Vi/vim is the most commonly used text editor on Unix/linux and is very powerful. Only commands, no menus.

1. Insert command

I insert before the cursor

I start inserting at the current line of the cursor

A after the cursor is inserted

A inserts at the end of the current line of the cursor

o Insert a new row on the next line of the current line of the cursor

O Insert a new row on the previous line of the cursor's current row

2. Positioning commands

: Set NU Displays line number

: Set Nonu Cancel line number

GG to the first line of text

G to the last line of text

: N to the nth line of text (: 180)

3. Delete command

X Delete the character at cursor location

N (x) × delete n characters after cursor location

DD deletes the row where the cursor is located.

NDD Delete N rows

DG deletes the line to the end of the cursor, so the content

D Delete the contents of the cursor at the end of the line

: n1,n2d deletes the specified range of rows: 100,150d

4. Replace and Cancel commands

U Undo, cancel the previous action

Ctrl + R Redo, before returning to undo

R replaces the character at which the cursor is located

R starts at the point where the cursor is located, and ends by pressing the ESC key

5. Common shortcut keys

Shift+ ZZ Save exit with same function as ": Wq"

V Enter character Visual mode

V or Shift + V Enter line visual mode

Ctrl + V Enter block Visual mode

Vim Text Editor