Editor from Hell

• Vi vs Vim
  • Command Overview
    • Creating Files
    • Navigation
    • Editing
    • Customization

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Vi vs Vim

vi vs vim.

Command Overview

Creating Files

Vi	Vim	Description
:q, :q!, null	:q, :q!, :qa!	Close document, force close, close all
i, Esc	i, Esc	Insert Mode, Exit Insert Mode
:w, :w filename.txt, :wq!	:w, :w filename.txt, :wq!	Save file, Save fie with filename, Save and quit
:e filename.txt	:e filename.txt	Edit existing file

Navigation

Vi	Vim	Description
h,j,k,l (or cursor)	h,j,k,l (or cursor)	left, down, up, right
w, e	w, e	jump to next word, end of the word
(, ), {, }	(, ), {, }	Beginning/End of sentence or paragraph
/query	/query	Replace query with the word you are searching for
#	#	find instances of word under cursor in document
:linenumber	:linenumber	Go to line
Shift+G, double g	Shift+G, double g	Go to end / beginning of file
Ctrl+f, Ctrl+b	Ctrl+f, Ctrl+b	Next / previous page

Editing

Vi	Vim	Description
d+w, d+), d+d	d+w, d+), d+d	delete word, sentence, line
u	u	undo
y+w, y+), y+d	y+w, y+), y+d	copy word, sentence, line
p	p	paste copied content
null	Shift+v, Ctrl+v	Select line, select block

Customization

Vi	Vim	Description
null	:set number, :set nonumber	Add/Remove line numbering
null	:set wrap linebreak	Add soft word wrap
null	vim -d file1 file2	Show diff between two text files