Introduction to Vim

Configuration

Vim $HOME/.VIMRC

Syntax on# syntax highlighting

Set nocompatible# Remove VI consistency mode

Set number# display line numbers

Set history=50# setting command History bar number

Set autoindent# Auto Align

Set smartindent# Smart Alignment

Set tabstop=4# setting Tab key to 4 spaces

Set shiftwidth=4# use 4 spaces when interlaced between rows

Use

List of common commands

Move cursor
Hjkl	Front lower right Upper
C+f,c+b	Move one page up or down
0,$	Move to the front and last of a line
G,ng,gg	Move to last, nth, row
N	Move n rows down
Search replacement
/word,?word	Search down, up
N,n	Repeat down and up
: n1,n2s/w1/w2/g	Replace the W1 of the n1-n2 between the rows as W2
: 1, $s/w1/w2/g	Replace All
Copy, paste, delete
X,x	Remove one character backwards and forwards
Nx	Remove n characters backwards
Dd,ndd	Delete Row, row n
Yy,nyy	Copy one row, n rows
P,p	Paste Next and previous line
U	Restore the previous action
C-r	Repeat a previous action
General mode into edit mode
I,i	Insert
A,a	Increase
O,o	New lines
R,r	Substitution mode
[ESC]	Exit edit mode
General mode to command mode
: w,:q,:wq,:q!,:x	Save, exit
: w filename	Save As
: R filename	Read into the current document
:! Command	Execute command
: Set Nu	Show line Numbers
: Set Nonu	Do not display line numbers

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Introduction to Vim