tldr/pages/common/vim.md

# vim

> Vim (Vi IMproved), a command-line text editor, provides several modes for different kinds of text manipulation.
> Pressing `i` in normal mode enters insert mode. Pressing `<Esc>` goes back to normal mode, which enables the use of Vim commands.
> See also: `vimdiff`, `vimtutor`, `nvim`.
> More information: <https://www.vim.org>.

- Open a file:

`vim {{path/to/file}}`

- Open a file at a specified line number:

`vim +{{line_number}} {{path/to/file}}`

- View Vim's help manual:

`:help<Enter>`

- Save and quit the current buffer:

`:wq<Enter>`

- Enter normal mode and undo the last operation:

`<Esc>u`

- Search for a pattern in the file (press `n`/`N` to go to next/previous match):

`/{{search_pattern}}<Enter>`

- Perform a regular expression substitution in the whole file:

`:%s/{{regular_expression}}/{{replacement}}/g<Enter>`

- Display the line numbers:

`:set nu<Enter>`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 12:06:58 +00:00			`# vim`

vim: removed reference to "programmer's" text editor Vim can be used for all sorts of text editing. I know that there are a lot of folks that use Vim who are _not_ programmers. You can use Vim for any sort of writing or text editing. 2020-01-27 15:40:57 +00:00			`> Vim (Vi IMproved), a command-line text editor, provides several modes for different kinds of text manipulation.`
vim: update page (#9112) 2022-10-17 11:29:21 +01:00			> Pressing `i` in normal mode enters insert mode. Pressing `<Esc>` goes back to normal mode, which enables the use of Vim commands.
pages/*: align "See also:" lines (#11572) 2023-11-23 13:55:03 +00:00			> See also: `vimdiff`, `vimtutor`, `nvim`.
Refactor: reword English pages' links' descriptions. 2019-06-03 01:06:36 +01:00			`> More information: <https://www.vim.org>.`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 12:06:58 +00:00
vim: improve examples (#1105) I tried to condense the most useful basic commands into this page without surpassing our length limit. I also expanded the main description -- I wonder if there's a way to phrase it which could allow us to get rid of all the <Esc>s... I combined copy/cut/paste into a single command, since it was important to allow space for a slightly more advanced command, (the find/replace example), which introduces some important vim concepts, such as command application ranges. 2016-10-06 11:19:06 +01:00			`- Open a file:`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 12:06:58 +00:00
vim: helpful additions Closes #3779 2020-01-22 23:38:21 +00:00			`vim {{path/to/file}}`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 12:06:58 +00:00
vim: reorder examples (#6363) 2021-08-14 13:48:15 +01:00			`- Open a file at a specified line number:`

			`vim +{{line_number}} {{path/to/file}}`

vim: move reference to accessing Vim's help up the list 2020-01-27 15:42:51 +00:00			`- View Vim's help manual:`

			`:help<Enter>`

vim: update page (#9112) 2022-10-17 11:29:21 +01:00			`- Save and quit the current buffer:`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 12:06:58 +00:00
vim: add line numbers example (#4608) 2020-10-31 20:42:18 +00:00			`:wq<Enter>`
vim: helpful additions Closes #3779 2020-01-22 23:38:21 +00:00
vim: update page (#9112) 2022-10-17 11:29:21 +01:00			`- Enter normal mode and undo the last operation:`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 12:06:58 +00:00
pages*: mark keys according to the guideline (#11907) 2023-12-29 16:02:08 +00:00			`<Esc>u`
vim: add :w, :wq, i 2015-12-29 17:09:30 +00:00
vim: Normal mode is the normal mode (#1106) * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Remove spaces between keypresses (as it could lead users to think they should type a space there). Simplify regexp substitution example. Add ...then... to search example. Add quit without saving example. * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Move search keystrokes to the example title. Keep original regexp substitution example. See conversation starting at https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82820204 2016-10-12 04:28:22 +01:00			- Search for a pattern in the file (press `n`/`N` to go to next/previous match):
vim: add :w, :wq, i 2015-12-29 17:09:30 +00:00
vim: remove <ESC> from beginning of commands 2020-01-23 03:39:06 +00:00			`/{{search_pattern}}<Enter>`
vim: add :w, :wq, i 2015-12-29 17:09:30 +00:00
multiple pages: normalize `regular expression` instead of `regex`, `regexp` or `pattern` (#5830) 2021-05-10 10:03:12 +01:00			`- Perform a regular expression substitution in the whole file:`
reduced repetetiveness of descriptions 2016-01-05 22:07:51 +00:00
multiple pages: normalize `regular expression` instead of `regex`, `regexp` or `pattern` (#5830) 2021-05-10 10:03:12 +01:00			`:%s/{{regular_expression}}/{{replacement}}/g<Enter>`
vim: add line numbers example (#4608) 2020-10-31 20:42:18 +00:00
			`- Display the line numbers:`

			`:set nu<Enter>`