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# vim
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2020-01-27 15:40:57 +00:00
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> Vim (Vi IMproved), a command-line text editor, provides several modes for different kinds of text manipulation.
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2021-07-26 17:26:53 +01:00
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> Pressing `i` enters insert mode. `<Esc>` enters normal mode, which enables the use of Vim commands.
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2019-06-03 01:06:36 +01:00
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> More information: <https://www.vim.org>.
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2016-10-06 11:19:06 +01:00
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- Open a file:
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2020-01-22 23:38:21 +00:00
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`vim {{path/to/file}}`
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- View Vim's help manual:
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`:help<Enter>`
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- Save and Quit:
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2020-10-31 20:42:18 +00:00
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`:wq<Enter>`
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- Open a file at a specified line number:
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`vim +{{line_number}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Undo the last operation:
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`u`
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2016-10-12 04:28:22 +01:00
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- Search for a pattern in the file (press `n`/`N` to go to next/previous match):
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`/{{search_pattern}}<Enter>`
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- Perform a regular expression substitution in the whole file:
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2016-01-05 22:07:51 +00:00
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2021-05-10 10:03:12 +01:00
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`:%s/{{regular_expression}}/{{replacement}}/g<Enter>`
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- Display the line numbers:
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`:set nu<Enter>`
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