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>