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Starting with Vim - The Absolute Basics

Tags: vim

Thursday, February 26, 2015 6:42:00 PM

  • i Insert Mode, for notepad style text editing
  • esc Command Mode, for running any of the following commands
  • v Visual Mode, to select text
  • h j k l Move cursor left, down, up, right
  • d Cut
  • y Copy
  • p Paste
  • u Undo
  • ctrl + r Redo
  • :w Save
  • :q Quit
  • / + target Find
  • n Find next
  • N Find previous
  • :%s/target/replacement/gc Find and replace, globally, with confirmation

To learn more, go to http://vim.wikia.com. Use the search functionality.