Week 3-4: Vim Basics

Flashcards covering Vim basics and common editor commands from the lecture notes.

vim

A modal text editor used in the terminal to create and modify text files.

mkdir

Create a new directory (example: mkdir /FGCU).

cd

Change the current working directory (example: cd /FGCU).

Renewed save and exit command: :x

Write the current buffer to the file and exit Vim.

:w

Save (write) the current buffer to the file; stay in Vim.

:q!

Quit Vim and discard any unsaved changes.

:q

Quit Vim if there are no unsaved changes; otherwise Vim prompts.

:x!

Force write and exit Vim (overwrite, then quit).

Save as (new file name) with :w

Save the current buffer to a new file name without exiting (e.g., :w xyz saves as xyz).

:r filename

Append the contents of filename into the current file at the cursor position (example: :r /etc/passwd).

o

Insert a new line below the current line and enter insert mode.

O

Insert a new line above the current line and enter insert mode.

x

Delete the character under the cursor.

nx

Delete n characters starting from the cursor.

X

Delete the character before the cursor (backspace).

nX

Delete n characters before the cursor (backward deletion).

yy

Copy the current line into the unnamed register.

nyy

Copy n lines starting from the current line.

p

Paste the previously yanked or deleted text after the cursor.

np

Paste n lines after the current line.

u

Undo the last change.

nu

Undo the last n changes.

Ctrl+R

Redo the most recently undone change.

n Ctrl+R

Redo the next n changes (repeat redo commands).

dd

Delete the current line.

ndd

Delete n lines starting from the current line.

:n

Go to the nth line in the file.

gg or :1

Go to the first line (top) of the file.

G or shift+g or :$

Go to the last line (bottom) of the file.

D (shift+d)

Delete from the cursor position to the end of the line.

d0

Delete from the cursor position to the start of the line.

:1, $ s/A/B/g

Substitute A with B across the entire file (from line 1 to end).

/FGCU

Search forward for the string FGCU.

n

Repeat the last search in the same direction (downward).

N

Repeat the last search in the opposite direction (upward).

Ctrl+G

Show cursor position and status information.