Surviving in vim

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Modes

Normal

Insert

Visual

Normal mode

Default mode

You can execute commands and move around the code

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Insert mode

Tipical notepad mode

You can execute commands with key combinations

Use i

Visual mode

Mode of text selection

You can execute commands

Use v

Bonus: Command mode

You can execute more commands

Use :

Open file

:e gunit.md

Files

:w Write

:x Write & Exit

ZZ Write & Exit

:q Quit

:q! Quit without saving changes

Split screen

:sp file

:vsp file

Moving

hjkl

Try it in gmail or github :D

Moving II

w (word)

b (back)

gg (top)

G (botton)

0 (column 0)

$ (end of line)

Verbs

y (yank)

p (paste)

d (delete)

r (replace)

Mix things

2yy (yank 2 lines)

5pp (paste 5 lines)

2dd (delete 2 lines)

d2w (delete 2 words)

dtw (delete 2 words)

Search

/something

Replace

:%s/xavi/Xavi

Undo and redo

u (undoes)

Control-r (redoes)

Plugins

Config

/home/user/.vimrc

Allows you to tune vim, themes, install plugins, aliases, personal keystronkes, function...

Resources

:help

:help tutor

https://www.vimgolf.com

in terminal type: vimtutor

https://www.vim-adventures.com