Using Vim¶
Mode |
Description |
|---|---|
Normal |
Default; for navigation and simple editing |
Insert |
For explicityly inserting and modifying text |
Command Line |
For operations like saving, exiting, etc. |
Create a file: vim filename.extension
Use “include” to enter insert mode Use “esc” to enter normal mode Use “:” to enter command line mode
Command Line Mode¶
: set number to add line numbers
:number to go to that line
:$ to got to end of the file
:x! to save and close
:q! close without saving
:/keyword is how you search (case sensitive) hit the “n” key to move to the next instance of the keyword.
Normal Mode¶
got to line and hit “dd” to delete the whole line hit “u” and the deleted line will return