tldr/pages/common/vim.md

# vim

> Vi IMproved, a programmer's text editor, provides several modes for different kinds of text manipulation.
> Pressing `i` enters edit mode. `<Esc>` goes back to normal mode, which doesn't allow regular text insertion.
> More information: <https://www.vim.org>.

- Open a file:

`vim {{file}}`

- Enter text editing mode (insert mode):

`<Esc>i`

- Copy ("yank") or cut ("delete") the current line (paste it with `P`):

`<Esc>{{yy|dd}}`

- Undo the last operation:

`<Esc>u`

- Search for a pattern in the file (press `n`/`N` to go to next/previous match):

`<Esc>/{{search_pattern}}<Enter>`

- Perform a regex substitution in the whole file:

`<Esc>:%s/{{pattern}}/{{replacement}}/g<Enter>`

- Save (write) the file, and quit:

`<Esc>:wq<Enter>`

- Quit without saving:

`<Esc>:q!<Enter>`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 15:06:58 +03:00			`# vim`

vim: fix typo (#2265) 2018-08-28 12:25:58 +03:00			`> Vi IMproved, a programmer's text editor, provides several modes for different kinds of text manipulation.`
vim: Normal mode is the normal mode (#1106) * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Remove spaces between keypresses (as it could lead users to think they should type a space there). Simplify regexp substitution example. Add ...then... to search example. Add quit without saving example. * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Move search keystrokes to the example title. Keep original regexp substitution example. See conversation starting at https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82820204 2016-10-12 06:28:22 +03:00			> Pressing `i` enters edit mode. `<Esc>` goes back to normal mode, which doesn't allow regular text insertion.
Refactor: reword English pages' links' descriptions. 2019-06-03 03:06:36 +03:00			`> More information: <https://www.vim.org>.`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 15:06:58 +03:00
vim: improve examples (#1105) I tried to condense the most useful basic commands into this page without surpassing our length limit. I also expanded the main description -- I wonder if there's a way to phrase it which could allow us to get rid of all the <Esc>s... I combined copy/cut/paste into a single command, since it was important to allow space for a slightly more advanced command, (the find/replace example), which introduces some important vim concepts, such as command application ranges. 2016-10-06 13:19:06 +03:00			`- Open a file:`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 15:06:58 +03:00
vim: improve examples (#1105) I tried to condense the most useful basic commands into this page without surpassing our length limit. I also expanded the main description -- I wonder if there's a way to phrase it which could allow us to get rid of all the <Esc>s... I combined copy/cut/paste into a single command, since it was important to allow space for a slightly more advanced command, (the find/replace example), which introduces some important vim concepts, such as command application ranges. 2016-10-06 13:19:06 +03:00			`vim {{file}}`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 15:06:58 +03:00
vim: improve examples (#1105) I tried to condense the most useful basic commands into this page without surpassing our length limit. I also expanded the main description -- I wonder if there's a way to phrase it which could allow us to get rid of all the <Esc>s... I combined copy/cut/paste into a single command, since it was important to allow space for a slightly more advanced command, (the find/replace example), which introduces some important vim concepts, such as command application ranges. 2016-10-06 13:19:06 +03:00			`- Enter text editing mode (insert mode):`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 15:06:58 +03:00
vim: Normal mode is the normal mode (#1106) * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Remove spaces between keypresses (as it could lead users to think they should type a space there). Simplify regexp substitution example. Add ...then... to search example. Add quit without saving example. * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Move search keystrokes to the example title. Keep original regexp substitution example. See conversation starting at https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82820204 2016-10-12 06:28:22 +03:00			`<Esc>i`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 15:06:58 +03:00
vim: improve examples (#1105) I tried to condense the most useful basic commands into this page without surpassing our length limit. I also expanded the main description -- I wonder if there's a way to phrase it which could allow us to get rid of all the <Esc>s... I combined copy/cut/paste into a single command, since it was important to allow space for a slightly more advanced command, (the find/replace example), which introduces some important vim concepts, such as command application ranges. 2016-10-06 13:19:06 +03:00			- Copy ("yank") or cut ("delete") the current line (paste it with `P`):
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 15:06:58 +03:00
vim: Normal mode is the normal mode (#1106) * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Remove spaces between keypresses (as it could lead users to think they should type a space there). Simplify regexp substitution example. Add ...then... to search example. Add quit without saving example. * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Move search keystrokes to the example title. Keep original regexp substitution example. See conversation starting at https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82820204 2016-10-12 06:28:22 +03:00			`<Esc>{{yy\|dd}}`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 15:06:58 +03:00
vim: improve examples (#1105) I tried to condense the most useful basic commands into this page without surpassing our length limit. I also expanded the main description -- I wonder if there's a way to phrase it which could allow us to get rid of all the <Esc>s... I combined copy/cut/paste into a single command, since it was important to allow space for a slightly more advanced command, (the find/replace example), which introduces some important vim concepts, such as command application ranges. 2016-10-06 13:19:06 +03:00			`- Undo the last operation:`
Add pages for vim and vimtutor 2015-12-28 15:06:58 +03:00
vim: Normal mode is the normal mode (#1106) * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Remove spaces between keypresses (as it could lead users to think they should type a space there). Simplify regexp substitution example. Add ...then... to search example. Add quit without saving example. * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Move search keystrokes to the example title. Keep original regexp substitution example. See conversation starting at https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82820204 2016-10-12 06:28:22 +03:00			`<Esc>u`
vim: add :w, :wq, i 2015-12-29 20:09:30 +03:00
vim: Normal mode is the normal mode (#1106) * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Remove spaces between keypresses (as it could lead users to think they should type a space there). Simplify regexp substitution example. Add ...then... to search example. Add quit without saving example. * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Move search keystrokes to the example title. Keep original regexp substitution example. See conversation starting at https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82820204 2016-10-12 06:28:22 +03:00			- Search for a pattern in the file (press `n`/`N` to go to next/previous match):
vim: add :w, :wq, i 2015-12-29 20:09:30 +03:00
vim: Normal mode is the normal mode (#1106) * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Remove spaces between keypresses (as it could lead users to think they should type a space there). Simplify regexp substitution example. Add ...then... to search example. Add quit without saving example. * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Move search keystrokes to the example title. Keep original regexp substitution example. See conversation starting at https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82820204 2016-10-12 06:28:22 +03:00			`<Esc>/{{search_pattern}}<Enter>`
vim: add :w, :wq, i 2015-12-29 20:09:30 +03:00
vim: remove wrongly description of % 2017-10-21 23:01:49 +03:00			`- Perform a regex substitution in the whole file:`
reduced repetetiveness of descriptions 2016-01-06 01:07:51 +03:00
vim: add s for substitution 2017-10-19 20:27:18 +03:00			`<Esc>:%s/{{pattern}}/{{replacement}}/g<Enter>`
vim: add :w, :wq, i 2015-12-29 20:09:30 +03:00
vim: Normal mode is the normal mode (#1106) * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Remove spaces between keypresses (as it could lead users to think they should type a space there). Simplify regexp substitution example. Add ...then... to search example. Add quit without saving example. * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Move search keystrokes to the example title. Keep original regexp substitution example. See conversation starting at https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82820204 2016-10-12 06:28:22 +03:00			`- Save (write) the file, and quit:`
reduced repetetiveness of descriptions 2016-01-06 01:07:51 +03:00
vim: Normal mode is the normal mode (#1106) * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Remove spaces between keypresses (as it could lead users to think they should type a space there). Simplify regexp substitution example. Add ...then... to search example. Add quit without saving example. * vim: Improvements we can can agree on Move search keystrokes to the example title. Keep original regexp substitution example. See conversation starting at https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1106/commits/ee1472e76f2c3241a2f4bb96a56b824af724c64c#r82820204 2016-10-12 06:28:22 +03:00			`<Esc>:wq<Enter>`

			`- Quit without saving:`

			`<Esc>:q!<Enter>`