tldr/pages/common/vim.md

# vim

> Vi IMproved, a programmer's text editor.

- Open a file with cursor at the given line number:

`vim {{file}} +{{linenumber}}`

- Open multiple files at once, each file in its own tab page:

`vim -p {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}`

- Open a file in read-only mode:

`view {{file}}`

- switch to normal mode

`<esc>`

- switch to insert mode

`<esc> i <enter>`

- exit vim

`<esc> :q <enter>`

- save file in vim

`<esc> :w <enter>`

- save file then exit vim

`<esc> :wq <enter>`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 12:06:58 +00:00			`# vim`

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00			`> Vi IMproved, a programmer's text editor.`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 12:06:58 +00:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00			`- Open a file with cursor at the given line number:`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 12:06:58 +00:00
			`vim {{file}} +{{linenumber}}`

vim: fix typo 2016-08-02 01:56:07 +01:00			`- Open multiple files at once, each file in its own tab page:`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 12:06:58 +00:00
			`vim -p {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}`

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00			`- Open a file in read-only mode:`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 12:06:58 +00:00
			`view {{file}}`

reduced repetetiveness of descriptions 2016-01-05 22:07:51 +00:00			`- switch to normal mode`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 12:06:58 +00:00
reduced repetetiveness of descriptions 2016-01-05 22:07:51 +00:00			`<esc>`
vim: add :w, :wq, i 2015-12-29 17:09:30 +00:00
reduced repetetiveness of descriptions 2016-01-05 22:07:51 +00:00			`- switch to insert mode`
vim: add :w, :wq, i 2015-12-29 17:09:30 +00:00
reduced repetetiveness of descriptions 2016-01-05 22:07:51 +00:00			`<esc> i <enter>`
vim: add :w, :wq, i 2015-12-29 17:09:30 +00:00
reduced repetetiveness of descriptions 2016-01-05 22:07:51 +00:00			`- exit vim`

			`<esc> :q <enter>`
vim: add :w, :wq, i 2015-12-29 17:09:30 +00:00
reduced repetetiveness of descriptions 2016-01-05 22:07:51 +00:00			`- save file in vim`

			`<esc> :w <enter>`
vim: add :w, :wq, i 2015-12-29 17:09:30 +00:00
reduced repetetiveness of descriptions 2016-01-05 22:07:51 +00:00			`- save file then exit vim`
vim: add :w, :wq, i 2015-12-29 17:09:30 +00:00
reduced repetetiveness of descriptions 2016-01-05 22:07:51 +00:00			`<esc> :wq <enter>`