This command will replace the word globally. To do replace all occurrence of word use g :s/searchword/replaceword/g To replace the word in file use s/ command in vim like :s/searchword/replaceword/ Use N to move on previous matching word :N To search the word After the cursor uses the backslash key and then write the word and press enter. In place of 32 use can put any line number. To view the current cursor location in the file using the following command: :ctrl+g To move the cursor at the bottom of the file use the G command :G
To move the cursor at the start of the file use the gg command :gg We can use the h,j,k,l key to move the cursor in the file but it will be difficult to move in big file vim provide more commands to move into the file. Then this will automatically go into insert mode then you can put anything in that line, This command will delete the contains from the cursor to the end of the line. To replace the character under the cursor use rx command where ‘x’ is a character is to replace. To redo use the ctrl+r key in normal mode in vim ctrl+r vim to provide these to both features in it. d$Īs we are programmers most time we are using undo and redo. The line under the cursor will be deleted. To delete the line move cursor to the beginning of the line and use d$ command in normal mode. To delete more than one word in a single line use the following command. The word under the cursor will be deleted. To delete the word move the cursor to the beginning of the word and use dw command in normal mode. To move cursor 4 line forward use the following command 4$ĭeletion Commands: Always use the Esc key to go into normal mode and use the insertion, deletion keys, and other keys. Here 2 is the number of counts and w is used for word To move courser 2 words forward use the following command 2w Here is a demonstration of the use of count and motion We can use motion with the d key and with many more keysĬount: Count is the number for which replete the motion for count number. $ - to the end of the line, INCLUDING the last character. Here is a list of some motions w - until the start of the next word, EXCLUDING its first character.Į - to the end of the current word, INCLUDING the last character. These execute the action in a particular way. Motion: Motions provide context to your Operators.
O -> This key is used to puts the cursor above the line. O -> This key is used to put the cursor below the line. i -> This key is used to put the cursor before the current position.Ī -> This key is used to put the cursor after the current position. Just type the key into the normal mode in vim. There are Four keys used for insertion text. We have edited some text files before by using the i key. The character under the cursor will be deleted. Move the cursor to the character which has to delete and press Esc key and then press the x key x We provide x key in command mode to delete the character under the cursor. To quit and save changes type the following command :wq To exit from vim without saving changes type the following command in vim :q! To exit without doing anything go into command mode by pressing the Esc key and type the following command. Just use these commands in vim files and move the faster cursor into the files. Vim provides the special key to move the cursor in the vim editor following are the keys used to move into a file. Till now, we are using the arrow keys to move the cursor into a file, but it is not recommended to use arrow keys in vim. Now vim tutorial will be opened as follows: You can see this tutorial by command vimtutor into the terminal. To exit from the file without saving the file just use the command q! As follows :q! To write a command first type semicolon ( : ) and then type the command wq! And then hit ENTER. We have written the data into a file now the task is to save and close the file to do that first exit from insert mode by pressing the Esc key. As follows: iĪfter going into insert mode you will see INSERT in the status bar. In the previous step we have opened the file now, Let’s write some content in to write data we need to go in insert mode. To open a file in vim editor just write the file name after the vim command in the terminal as follows: vim filename.txt You can see all commands, and it’s documentation by help command as follows: :help There are some commands given to use the vim editor. You can open vim by running vim command on the terminal.