Below commands must be used in visual mode (ctrl+v)
- Type dw to delete a word.
- Type d$ to delete to the end of the line.
- Press a to append text.
- Type % to find a matching ),], or } .
- Type :s/vlsispace_old/vlsispcae_new/g to substitute ‘vlsispace_new‘ for ‘vlsispace_old‘ in the line
- Type :%s/vlsispace_old/vlsispcae_new/g to change every occurrence in the whole file.
- Type :! followed by an external command to execute that command.
- CTRL+R a few times to redo the commands.
- Type CTRL+g to show your location in the file and the file status.
- Type CTRL+G to move to a line in the file.
- Press G to move you to the bottom of the file.
- Type gg to move you to the start of the file.
- Type a to insert text AFTER the cursor.
- Type A to insert text after the end of the line.
- Type a capital R to replace more than one character.
- yw yanks one word.
- y operator to copy text and p to paste it
- Type o to open a line BELOW the cursor and start Insert mode. Type O to open a line ABOVE the cursor.
- The e command moves to the end of a word.
- Typing “:set xxx” sets the option “xxx”. Some options are:
- ‘ic‘ ‘ignorecase’ ignore upper/lower case when searching
- ‘is‘ ‘incsearch’ show partial matches for a search phrase
- ‘hls‘ ‘hlsearch’ highlight all matching phrases
- You can either use the long or the short option name.
- Prep-end “no” to switch an option off: :set noic
- Vim has a comprehensive on-line help system. To get started, try one of these three:
- press the <HELP> key (if you have one)
- press the <F1> key (if you have one)
- type :help <ENTER>
- You can find help on just about any subject, by giving an argument to the “:help” command.
- :help w
- :help c_CTRL-D
- :help insert-index
- :help user-manual
- :help vimrc-intro
- There is a variable in VIM runtime..
- $VIMRUNTIME/ ==> we can refer to this if want to know any vim versions etc..
- Command line completion with CTRL-D and <TAB>
