Linux Text Editor Vim * * *

Vim is a powerful full-screen text editor, which is the most commonly used text editor on Linux, and its role is to create, edit, display text files, vim no menus, only commands.

Vim working mode

$ VI myfile.msg

ESC back to command mode from insert mode

1.vim Insert Command:

Command	Role
lowercase a	Insert in the word specifier the cursor
Capital A	Insert at the end of the line where the cursor is
lowercase I	Insert in the word match either the cursor
Capital I	Insert at the beginning of the line where the cursor is
Lowercase O	Insert a new line below the cursor
Capital O	Insert a new line above the cursor

Please practice your own actions to enhance your memory.

2.vim Positioning Command:

Command	Role
: Set Nu	Set Display line numbers
: Set Nonu	Cancel line number
Gg	Exactly one line
G	To the last line
NG	to Nth row
: N	to Nth row
$	Move to end of line
0	Move to the beginning of the line

3.vim Delete command:

Command	Role
X	Delete the character at the cursor location
Nx	Delete the first n characters at the cursor location
Dd	Delete Row of cursor, NDD delete n rows
Dg	Delete the line from the cursor to the end of the file
D	Delete the cursor at the end of the line
: n1,n2d	Delete a specified range of rows

4.vim copy and Cut commands

Command	Role
Yy	Copy when moving forward
Nyy	Copy the following n rows of the current row
Dd	Cut when moving forward
Ndd	Cut the following n rows of the current row
P, p	Paste at the current cursor row or line

5. Vim replacement and Cancellation commands

Command	Role
R	Replaces the character at which the cursor is located
R	To replace a character from where the cursor is located, press the ESC key to end
U	Cancel Last Action

6. Vim Search and search replace command

Command	Role
/string	Searches for the specified string, Ignore case when searching:: Set IC De-Ignoring casing:: Set Noic
N	Searches for the next occurrence of the specified string,
:%s/old/new/g	Replace the specified string with full text
: n1,n2s/old/new/g	Replaces a specified string within a range, N1,N2 represents the number of rows

7. Vim Save and Exit commands

Command	Role
: W	Save changes
: w NewFileName	Save as specified file
: Wq	Save changes and exit
Zz	Shortcut keys, save changes and exit
: q!	Do not save changes to exit
: wq!	Force save changes and exit, file owner and ROOT to use

Summarize vim common command actions:

Vim Command mode insert mode edit mode

Insert Command AIO

Positioning: Set Nu:n

Delete x NX DD NDD

Copy and cut yy-p combinations, dd-p combinations

replacing and recovering r/r u

Search and replace/keyword N Find next match: Range/To replace keyword/replace with keyword/g

Save exit: Wq zz:q!

8. Vim Usage Tips:

8.1 Import File command:: R file name

:!which ls To view the path of the command;

You can import command execution results directly into the vim file you are currently editing, in the following format:: R! [Command],

Example: R!date

8.2 Defining shortcut keys map Shortcut trigger command

Example:

: Map ^h [email protected]<esc>, this command represents the definition of shortcut key ctrl+h, the command to insert a mailbox, and then back to command mode;

8.3 Continuous navigation notes

: n1,n2s/^/#/g Add Comment, ^ denotes beginning of line

: n1,n2s/^#//g Uncomment

: n1,n2s/^////g

8.4 Replacement

: AB myemail [email protected] Custom some common characters, then enter in vim when typing Myemail will automatically change to [email protected]

8.5 Vim edit mode configuration file

The home directory creates the. VIMRC configuration file, located in/HOME/USERNAME/.VIMRC, which configures common edit mode commands, such as

Set Nu

Map ^p i#<esc> Save.

Linux Text Editor Vim * * *